Shloka 123

Āśā-prabhava (आशाप्रभव) — On the Rise and Power of Hope/Expectation

Sumitra Itihāsa Begins

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें कामन्दक और आंगरिष्ठका संवादविषयक एक सौ तेईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrī-mahābhārate śānti-parvaṇi antargata-rājadharmānuśāsana-parvaṇi kāmandaka-āṅgariṣṭha-saṃvāda-viṣayaka eka-śata-trayoviṃśat-tamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, chương thứ một trăm hai mươi ba của Mahābhārata, thuộc Śānti Parva, trong phần giáo huấn về bổn phận của bậc quân vương (Rājadharmānuśāsana), nói về cuộc đối thoại giữa Kāmandaka và Āṅgariṣṭha, đã kết thúc.

Word by Word

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

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

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

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

• शान्ति: in (the) Shanti (section)
• शान्ति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

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

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

• राजधर्म: in (the topic of) kingly duties
• राजधर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासन: in the instruction/teaching
• 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

• कामन्दक: of Kamandaka
• Type: Noun
• Root: कामन्दक
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• आङ्गरिष्ठ: of Angarishtha
• Type: Noun
• Root: आङ्गरिष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संवाद: of the dialogue
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• 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

• तेईस: twenty-three
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रयोविंशति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सम्पूर्ण: complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/has become (ended)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

कामन्दक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• Kāmandaka
• Āṅgariṣṭha

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals the completion of a chapter devoted to rājadharma—ethical and practical instruction for rulers—framed as a dialogue between Kāmandaka and Āṅgariṣṭha.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes the chapter, identifying its placement within the Śānti Parva and within the rājadharma instructional section, and naming the dialogue-participants whose discussion constituted the chapter’s content.