Shloka 104

Nīti-upadeśa to a Rājaputra: Self-restraint, Alliances, and Rival-Management (नीतिउपदेशः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें कालकवृक्षीय गुनिका उपदेशविषयक एक सौ चारवाँ अध्याय पूरा हआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi kālakavṛkṣīya-guṇikopadeśa-viṣayaka ekaśata-caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Śānti Parva—cụ thể là phần Rājadharmānuśāsana (giáo huấn về đạo trị vì)—chương thứ một trăm lẻ bốn, nói về lời dạy mang tên “Kālakavṛkṣīya”, tức lời khuyên của Guṇikā, đến đây khép lại.

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

• श्री: glory; venerable (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• शान्ति: of peace; Shanti
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• पर्व: in the Parva/section
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• राजधर्म: of royal duty (rāja-dharma)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अनुशासन: of instruction; discipline
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• पर्व: in the Parva/section
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कालकवृक्षीय: of/relating to Kālakavṛkṣa (proper name/epithet)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कालकवृक्षीय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• गुणिका: of Guṇikā (proper name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुणिका
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• उपदेश: of instruction; teaching
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपदेश
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

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

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

• चतुर्थ: fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्थ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूरः: was completed/filled (i.e., ended)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूर्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha/Periphrastic perfect not applicable; treated as simple perfect usage in Hindiized Sanskrit colophon), 3rd, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• Guṇikā
• Kālakavṛkṣa (topic designation)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon marking the completion of a teaching-unit within Rājadharma: it frames the preceding material as ethical instruction for rulers, attributed to the ‘Guṇikā’ counsel under the designation ‘Kālakavṛkṣīya’.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is closing the 104th chapter of the Rājadharmānuśāsana portion inside the Śānti Parva, signaling that the specific discourse/topic (Guṇikā’s instruction, labeled Kālakavṛkṣīya) has concluded.