Shloka 162

Gautama’s Flight, the Enchanted Grove, and the Arrival of Rājadharma

Nāḍījaṅgha

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि सत्यप्रशंसायां द्विषष्ट्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi satyapraśaṃsāyāṃ dviṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Śānti Parva—cụ thể là phần Āpaddharma (hạnh xử khi lâm cảnh khốn nguy)—trong lời giảng ca ngợi Chân lý, chương thứ một trăm sáu mươi hai kết thúc.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the revered Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• 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 duties in distress)
• आपद्धर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आपद्धर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सत्यप्रशंसायाम्: in the (subsection) ‘Praise of Truth’
• सत्यप्रशंसायाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: सत्यप्रशंसा
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• द्विषष्टि: sixty-two
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्विषष्टि
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अधिक: additional; exceeding
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शततमः: hundredth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Āpaddharma Parva (section)
• Satya (Truth)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as a colophon marking the close of a chapter whose stated theme is satya-praśaṃsā—praise of truth—situated within Āpaddharma, implying that truthfulness remains a central ethical value even when one is under pressure or in crisis.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is an editorial/narrative closing formula: it identifies the work (Mahābhārata), the larger book (Śānti Parva), the subsection (Āpaddharma), the topic (praise of truth), and states that the 162nd chapter has concluded.