Shloka 103

Kṣemadarśa–Kālakavṛkṣīya Saṃvāda: Counsel on Impermanence, Non-attachment, and Composure in Dispossession

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमानुशासनपर्वमें इन्द्र और ब॒हस्पतिका संवादविषयक एक सौ तीनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi indra-bṛhaspati-saṁvāda-viṣayaka ekaśata-trayodaśo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Sa gayon nagwakas ang ika-isang daan at ikatlong kabanata ng Śānti Parva ng Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng bahagi ng pagtuturo sa tungkulin ng hari, na ang paksa ay ang pag-uusap nina Indra at Bṛhaspati.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्री: revered/auspicious (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारतम्: the Mahabharata
• महाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शान्ति: of peace
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• पर्वणः: of the book/section (parva)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• राजधर्म: in (the section on) royal duty
• राजधर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासन: in the instruction/teaching (sub-parva)
• अनुशासन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पर्वणि: in the parva/section
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• इन्द्र: of Indra
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• बृहस्पति: of Brihaspati
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संवाद: in the dialogue
• संवाद: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• विषयक: concerning/pertaining to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• शत: hundred
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• तृतीय: third
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तृतीय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed/ended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Indra
• Bṛhaspati
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon marking the completion of a chapter centered on rājadharma (the ethical duties of rulers), framed through the instructive dialogue of Indra and Bṛhaspati.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the end of the chapter: within the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction section, the discourse between Indra and Bṛhaspati has concluded.