Shloka 160

त्रिवर्गविचारः

Tri-varga Deliberation: Dharma, Artha, Kāma

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि दमक थने षष्ट्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें दमका वर्णनविषयक एक सौ साठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi damakathane ṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Như vậy, trong Thánh sử Mahābhārata, thuộc Śānti Parva—đặc biệt là phần Āpaddharma Parva (chánh pháp trong thời khốn nạn)—chương thứ một trăm sáu mươi, thuật chuyện về Dama, đến đây chấm dứt. Lời kết chương này đánh dấu sự khép lại của một đơn vị giáo huấn, đặt câu chuyện vừa kể như lời chỉ dẫn về cách hành xử đúng đắn giữa nghịch cảnh.

Word by Word

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

• श्री: splendor; honorific 'śrī'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारते: in the Mahābhārata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वणि: in the Śānti-parvan
• शान्तिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• आपद्धर्मपर्वणि: in the Āpaddharma-parvan (section on dharma in distress)
• आपद्धर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्धर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दमकथने: in the narration/account of Dama
• दमकथने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दमकथन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• षष्ट्यधिकशततमः: one-hundred-and-sixtieth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षष्ट्यधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parvan
• Āpaddharma Parvan
• Dama
• Vaiśampāyana

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a chapter-colophon, the verse itself teaches by framing: it signals that the preceding material belongs to Āpaddharma—ethical reasoning for times of crisis—implying that dharma is context-sensitive and must be applied with discernment under adversity.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana’s narration reaches a formal close for the unit: the account concerning Dama within the Āpaddharma section of the Śānti Parvan is concluded, and the text marks the completion of the 160th chapter.