Shloka 141

Pratyakṣa–Āgama–Ācāra: Doubt, Proof, and the Practice of Dharma (प्रत्यक्ष–आगम–आचारविचारः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपव्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें एक सौ इकतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi ekaśataikatvāriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Sa ganito nagtatapos ang ika-isang daan at apatnapu’t isang kabanata sa bahaging Dāna-dharma ng Anuśāsana Parva ng Śrī Mahābhārata.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारेण: in this manner
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्री: auspiciousness; honorific 'Shri'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारते: in the Mahabharata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्वणि: in the Anushasana Parva
• अनुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included; contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dana-dharma section (parva)
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• एकशतैकचत्वारिंशत्तमः: one hundred forty-first
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकशतैकचत्वारिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समाप्तः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a teaching verse; it signals that the preceding material belongs to the Dāna-dharma discourse, emphasizing the Mahābhārata’s ethical focus on righteous giving and conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes the chapter, identifying its placement within the Anuśāsana Parva and within the Dāna-dharma section, marking a transition point before the next chapter begins.