Shloka 123

अध्याय १२८: शिव–उमा संवादः — तिलोत्तमा, श्मशान-मेध्यता, तथा चातुर्वर्ण्य-धर्मः

Chapter 128: Śiva–Umā Dialogue—Tilottamā, the Ritual Valence of the Śmaśāna, and the Fourfold Duty-Code

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें शाण्डिली और सुमनाका संवादविषयक एक सौ तेईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi śāṇḍilī-sumanā-saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ ekaśata-trayoviṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ một trăm hai mươi ba của Mahābhārata, thuộc Anuśāsana Parva, trong phần nói về Dharma của việc bố thí, bàn về cuộc đối thoại giữa Śāṇḍilī và Sumanā. Đây là lời kết chính thức, đánh dấu sự hoàn tất giáo huấn của chương về bổn phận bố thí và hạnh kiểm đúng đắn.

Word by Word

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

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

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

• महाभारत: the Mahabharata
• 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
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• शाण्डिली: by/with Shandili
• शाण्डिली: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शाण्डिली
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Singular

• सुमना: by/with Sumana
• सुमना: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सुमना
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• संवादविषयक: concerning the dialogue
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संवादविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• त्रयोविंश: twenty-three
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोविंश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूरः: complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/has become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śāṇḍilī
• Sumanā
• Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dānadharma Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it highlights that the surrounding chapter’s instruction belongs to the Dāna-dharma (ethics of giving) discourse, framed through the dialogue of Śāṇḍilī and Sumanā, emphasizing charity as a key component of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma’s discourse reaches a formal chapter conclusion: the text announces that the chapter on the Śāṇḍilī–Sumanā dialogue within Anuśāsana Parva’s Dāna-dharma section has ended.