Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 114

Adhyāya 119: Vyāsa–Kīṭa-saṃvāda

Tapas-bala and karmic ascent across yoni

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ा भारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें मांसके परित्यागका उपदेशविषयक एक सौ चौदहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārate Anuśāsana-parvaṇi antargata Dāna-dharma-parvaṇi māṃsa-parityāga-upadeśa-viṣayaka eka-śata-caturdaśottara-adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ một trăm mười bốn của phần Dāna-dharma thuộc Anuśāsana Parva trong đại sử thi Mahābhārata—một chương chuyên dạy về việc từ bỏ thịt, khép lại lời giáo huấn đạo đức về bố thí và chánh hạnh, nhấn mạnh sự tiết chế và tinh thần bất hại (ahiṃsā).

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमत्: glorious, venerable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

• दानधर्मपर्व: in the Dānadharma-parva section
• दानधर्मपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मांस: of meat
• Type: Noun
• Root: मांस
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• परित्याग: of renunciation/abandonment
• Type: Noun
• Root: परित्याग
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• उपदेश: of instruction/teaching
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपदेश
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

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

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

• चतुर्दश: fourteen
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्त: completed/finished
• 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

• Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The chapter’s stated subject is māṃsa-parityāga—renouncing meat—presented as an ethical instruction within the broader framework of dāna-dharma (the dharma of giving and right conduct), aligning charity with restraint and non-harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line functions as a colophon: it formally closes the chapter, identifying its placement (within Anuśāsana Parva, inside the Dāna-dharma section) and summarizing its topic (instruction on giving up meat).