Shloka 168

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार व्यासनिर्मित श्रीमयहाभारत शतसाहसी संहितारें अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मस्वगरिहणपर्वमें दानधर्म तथा भीष्म-युधिष्ठिरसंवादके प्रसंगरें भीष्मजीकी मुक्ति नामक एक सौ अड़्सठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ vyāsa-nirmita-śrī-mahābhārata-śata-sāhasrī-saṃhitāyām anuśāsana-parvaṇi antargate bhīṣma-svargārohaṇa-parvaṇi dāna-dharma tathā bhīṣma-yudhiṣṭhira-saṃvāda-prasaṅge bhīṣma-jī-mukti-nāmaka eka-śata-aṣṭa-ṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ một trăm sáu mươi tám, mang tên “Bhīṣma Giải Thoát”, thuộc Anuśāsana Parva của bộ Mahābhārata huy hoàng do Vyāsa trước tác—nằm trong phần nói về Bhīṣma thăng thiên—đặt trong bối cảnh dharma của bố thí và cuộc đối thoại giữa Bhīṣma và Yudhiṣṭhira. Lời kết (colophon) ghi nhận sự hoàn tất của đơn vị này, xem sự giải thoát của Bhīṣma như đỉnh điểm đạo lý của những giáo huấn về lòng hào hiệp và chính hạnh.

Word by Word

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

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

• व्यास-निर्मितम्: composed by Vyasa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्यास-निर्मित
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• श्री-मत्: glorious/illustrious
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• शत-साहस्री: of one hundred thousand (verses)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शतसाहस्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• संहिता: compilation/collection
• संहिता: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: संहिता
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अनुशासन-पर्व-के: of the Anushasana Parva
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• अपि: also/even
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अपि

• भीष्म-स्वर्ग-ग्रहण-पर्व-में: in the section (parvan) on Bhishma's attaining heaven
• भीष्म-स्वर्ग-ग्रहण-पर्व-में: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्मस्वर्गग्रहणपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दान-धर्मम्: the duty of giving/charity-dharma
• दान-धर्मम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• तथा: and/also
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• भीष्म-युधिष्ठिर-संवाद-के: of the dialogue between Bhishma and Yudhishthira
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्मयुधिष्ठिरसंवाद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रसङ्गे: in the context/episode
• प्रसङ्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• भीष्म-जी-की: of Bhishma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मुक्ति-नाम: named 'Mukti' (Liberation)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मुक्तिनाम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• शत-अष्ट-षष्टितमः: one hundred sixty-eighth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शताष्टषष्टितम
• 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), 3, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Bhīṣma
• Yudhiṣṭhira
• Bhīṣma-svargārohaṇa-parvan

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon highlights that the chapter’s ethical center is dāna-dharma—right giving as a key expression of dharma—culminating in Bhīṣma’s ‘mukti,’ suggesting that disciplined righteousness and generosity are integral to spiritual release.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a concluding notice: Vaiśaṃpāyana signals the completion of Adhyāya 168, titled “Bhīṣma’s Liberation,” situated within the Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional dialogue between Bhīṣma and Yudhiṣṭhira and within the broader frame of Bhīṣma’s ascent to heaven.