Shloka 108

Satya–Anṛta Viveka (Discrimination between Truth and Falsehood) | सत्य–अनृत विवेकः

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें माता-पिता और गुरुका माहात्म्यविषयक एक सौ आठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi mātā-pitṛ-guru-māhātmyaviṣayaka ekaśatāṣṭamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ một trăm lẻ tám của Mahābhārata, thuộc Śānti Parva, trong phần giáo huấn về pháp trị của bậc vương giả, bàn về sự cao cả và tính thiêng liêng của mẹ, cha và thầy. Lời kể khép lại đoạn khuyên răn đạo lý này bằng dấu ấn hoàn tất trang trọng.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्री: glorious / revered (honorific)
• श्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• शान्ति: of Śānti (peace)
• शान्ति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

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

• अन्तर्गत: included within
• अन्तर्गत: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजधर्म: in (the section on) royal duty
• राजधर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासन: in the instruction (sub-parva)
• अनुशासन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• मध्ये: within / in the midst of
• मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: मध्ये

• माता: mother
• Type: Noun
• Root: मातृ
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पिता: father
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• गुरु: teacher
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• माहात्म्य: regarding the greatness
• माहात्म्य: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: माहात्म्य
• Form: Neuter, Locative, 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

• अष्ट: eight
• Type: Noun
• Root: अष्ट
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूरः: was completed
• Type: Verb
• Root: पूर्
• Form: Perfect (Paroksha), 3rd, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• mātā (mother)
• pitā/pitṛ (father)
• guru (teacher)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The chapter’s stated focus is the māhātmya (exalted importance) of mother, father, and guru—affirming that honoring these foundational relationships is central to dharma and to the ethical formation expected of a ruler and citizen alike.

What is happening in the narrative?

This verse functions as a colophon: it formally announces the completion of the 108th chapter within the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction section, marking the end of a unit of Bhīṣma’s counsel.