Shloka 138

Dasyu-maryādā and Buddhi-guided Rāja-nīti (दस्युमर्यादा तथा बुद्धिप्रधान-राजनीति)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें चूढ़े और बिलावका संवादविषयक एक सौ अड़तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvake antargate āpaddharmaparvaṇi cūḍe-bilāva-saṁvāda-viṣayaka ekaśata-aṣṭātriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ một trăm ba mươi tám của phần Āpaddharma thuộc Śānti Parva trong bộ Śrī Mahābhārata, nói về cuộc đối thoại giữa chuột và mèo.

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

• शान्ति: peace
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्व: book/section (parva)
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• आपद्: calamity/distress
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्म: duty/law
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पर्व: section (parva)
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• चूढे: of the mouse (Chūḍa/Chūḍaka)
• Type: Noun
• Root: चूढ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• बिलाव: of the cat
• Type: Noun
• Root: बिलाव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• त्रिंश: thirty
• Type: Noun
• Root: त्रिंशत्
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूरः: complete/finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

लोमश उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Lomaśa
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Āpaddharma Parva
• Cūḍa (mouse)
• Bilāva (cat)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon marks the end of a teaching-story situated in Āpaddharma: when circumstances are perilous, dharma must be applied with discernment, weighing intention, trust, and survival without abandoning ethical clarity.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is a concluding notice stating that the chapter—centered on the mouse–cat dialogue—has been completed within the Āpaddharma portion of the Śānti Parva, with Lomaśa indicated as the speaker for the framing narration.