Shloka 139

Śaraṇāgatapālana—Prastāvanā

Protection of the Refuge-Seeker: Opening of the Kapota Narrative

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें ब्रह्मदत्त और पूजनीका संवादविषयक एकसौ उनतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvake antargata āpaddharmaparvaṇi brahmadatta-pūjanikā-saṃvāda-viṣayaka ekaśata-unatāliśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ một trăm ba mươi chín của phần Āpaddharma thuộc Śānti Parva trong bộ Mahābhārata thiêng liêng, nói về cuộc đối thoại giữa Brahmadatta và Pūjanikā. Mạch truyện khép lại đoạn này, đánh dấu sự hoàn tất của một bài học về cách xử sự trong thời khốn nguy và khi đạo lý trở nên mờ mịt.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quotation marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

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

• शान्तिपर्वके: of the Shanti Parva
• शान्तिपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• आपद्धर्मपर्व: in the Apaddharma-parvan (section on duties in distress)
• आपद्धर्मपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्धर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• ब्रह्मदत्त: Brahmadatta (proper name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ब्रह्मदत्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूजनीका: Pujanika (proper name)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजनीका
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• एकशत: one hundred
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकशत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• उनचत्वारिंशत्तमः: one-hundred-and-thirty-ninth (139th)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: उनचत्वारिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Āpaddharma Parva
• Brahmadatta
• Pūjanikā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon: it signals the completion of a chapter whose subject is the Brahmadatta–Pūjanikā dialogue within Āpaddharma, framing the teaching as guidance on righteous conduct under crisis conditions.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma’s discourse reaches a formal close for this chapter; the text announces that the chapter on the Brahmadatta and Pūjanikā conversation in the Āpaddharma portion of Śānti Parva has ended.