Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 139

Śatarudrīya-prabhāva and Rudra’s Supremacy (शतरुद्रीयप्रभावः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें एक सौ उनतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi ekaśata-unacatvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, chương thứ một trăm ba mươi chín của phần Dāna-dharma (Đạo lý về bố thí), thuộc Anuśāsana Parva của bộ Mahābhārata thiêng liêng, đã kết thúc. Lời kết (colophon) này báo hiệu sự hoàn tất của một đơn vị văn bản chuyên luận về đạo đức của việc cho tặng và hạnh kiểm chính pháp.

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

• महाभारतम्: the Mahabharata
• महाभारतम्: 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
• 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

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

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

• उनचत्वारिंशत्तमः: one hundred thirty-ninth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उनचत्वारिंशत्तम
• 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 (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• श्रीमहाभारत (Mahābhārata)
• अनुशासनपर्व (Anuśāsana Parva)
• दानधर्मपर्व (Dāna-dharma section)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon marking the end of a chapter; it frames the surrounding material as instruction on dāna (charitable giving) as a component of dharma, emphasizing that ethical guidance is being systematically concluded and organized.

What is happening in the narrative?

No new narrative action occurs here. The text simply announces that the 139th chapter of the Dāna-dharma portion within the Anuśāsana Parva has been completed.