Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 115

Kīṭopākhyāna: Prajā-pālana as Kṣatra-vrata and the Attainment of Brāhmaṇya

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें मांसभक्षणका निषेधविषयक एक सौ पंद्रहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsana-parvaṇi antargata-dāna-dharma-parvaṇi māṁsa-bhakṣaṇa-niṣedha-viṣayaka eka-śata-paṅca-daśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, chương thứ một trăm mười lăm của Anuśāsana Parva trong Śrī Mahābhārata—thuộc phần nói về Dharma của việc bố thí—bàn về sự cấm ăn thịt, đã kết thúc. Lời kể khép lại đoạn này bằng cách đặt việc kiêng thịt như một sự tự chế đạo đức phù hợp với dharma.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्वणि: in the Anuśāsana-parvan
• अनुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dāna-dharma-parvan (section on the duty of giving)
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मांसभक्षणनिषेधविषयकः: concerning the prohibition of eating meat
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मांसभक्षणनिषेधविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकशतपञ्चदशः: one hundred and fifteenth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकशतपञ्चदश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूर्णः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma-parva (section)
• Māṁsa-bhakṣaṇa-niṣedha (prohibition of meat-eating)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The chapter’s stated theme is the niṣedha (prohibition) of māṁsa-bhakṣaṇa (meat-eating), presenting abstention as an ethical discipline consistent with dharma, especially within a didactic context on right conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line functions as a colophon-like closing statement: it announces that the 115th chapter—within the Anuśāsana Parva’s Dāna-dharma section and focused on prohibiting meat-eating—has been completed.