Shloka 36

Vipulopākhyāna—Ruci-rakṣā and Śakra’s Māyā (विपुलोपाख्यानम्—रुचिरक्षणं शक्रमाया च)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें ब्राह्मणकी प्रशंसाके प्रसंगमें इन्द्र और शग्बरायुरका संवादविषयक छत्तीयवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata Anuśāsanaparvake antargata Dānadharmaparvame brāhmaṇasya praśaṃsāprasange Indra-Śaṅbarāyur-saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ ṣaṭtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat.

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ ba mươi sáu của Anuśāsana Parva trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc phần nói về dharma của việc bố thí, trong bối cảnh tán dương lý tưởng Bà-la-môn—chương có chủ đề là cuộc đối thoại giữa Indra và Śaṅbarāyu.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्री: venerable/auspicious (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारते: in the Mahābhārata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

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

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dāna-dharma-parvan
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ब्राह्मणस्य: of the brāhmaṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्राह्मण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रशंसायाः: of the praise
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रशंसा
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

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

• इन्द्र: Indra
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शम्बरायुः: Śambarāyu (proper name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शम्बरायु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• संवाद: dialogue
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• षट्त्रिंशत्तमः: thirty-sixth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट्त्रिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed/ended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śrīmahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dānadharma Parva
• Indra
• Śaṅbarāyu
• Brāhmaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon signals that the chapter’s instruction belongs to dāna-dharma (the ethics of giving) and is framed through praise of the Brāhmaṇa ideal—implying that generosity, disciplined conduct, and reverence for learning and virtue are central ethical values being upheld.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is a concluding colophon: it announces the completion of the thirty-sixth chapter, identifying its placement (within Anuśāsana Parva, in the Dāna-dharma section) and its subject matter (a dialogue between Indra and Śaṅbarāyu) delivered in the broader frame of Bhīṣma’s instruction.