Shloka 180

भृगु–भरद्वाजसंवादः: वर्णभेदस्य कर्माधारितव्याख्या

Bhrigu–Bharadvaja Dialogue: A Karma-Based Account of Varṇa

Devanagari script

तदनन्तर काश्यपने इन्द्रदेवका पूजन किया और उनकी आज्ञा लेकर वे पुनः अपने घरको लौट गये ।। इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि शृुगालकाश्यपसंवादे अशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

tadanantaraṁ kāśyapena indradevakaḥ pūjitaḥ, tasya cājñāṁ gṛhītvā te punaḥ svagṛhaṁ pratyāgacchan. iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śṛgālakāśyapasaṁvāde aśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ.

Translation

Sau đó, Kaśyapa lễ bái Indradeva; và khi đã được Ngài cho phép, họ lại trở về nhà mình. Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ một trăm tám mươi (tính theo cách đếm khác là chương 181) của Śānti Parva, thuộc phần Mokṣadharma, trong cuộc đối thoại giữa chó rừng và Kaśyapa.

Word by Word

• तदनन्तरम्: thereafter
• तदनन्तरम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तद् + अनन्तर
• Form: indeclinable (adverbial)

• काश्यपेन: by Kaśyapa
• काश्यपेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्यप
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• इन्द्रदेवस्य: of Lord Indra
• इन्द्रदेवस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रदेव
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• पूजनम्: worship
• पूजनम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पूजन
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• कृतम्: done/performed
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ
• Form: past passive participle, neuter, nominative/accusative, singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च
• Form: indeclinable

• तस्य: of him
• तस्य: Sampradana
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, genitive, singular

• आज्ञाम्: permission/command
• आज्ञाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आज्ञा
• Form: feminine, accusative, singular

• गृहीत्वा: having taken/received
• Type: Verb
• Root: ग्रह्
• Form: absolutive (क्त्वा), indeclinable

• ते: they
• ते: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: masculine, nominative, plural

• पुनः: again
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: पुनः
• Form: indeclinable

• स्वगृहम्: their own home
• स्वगृहम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्व + गृह
• Form: neuter, accusative, singular

• प्रत्यागच्छन्: returned
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्रति + आ + गम्
• Form: imperfect (लङ्), parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: indeclinable

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the revered Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री + महाभारत
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• शान्तिपर्वणि: in the Śānti-parvan
• शान्तिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति + पर्वन्
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: in the Mokṣadharma section
• मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष + धर्म + पर्वन्
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• शृगालकाश्यपसंवादे: in the dialogue of the jackal and Kaśyapa
• शृगालकाश्यपसंवादे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शृगाल + काश्यप + संवाद
• Form: masculine, locative, singular

• अशीत्यधिकशततमः: the one-hundred-and-eighty-first
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशीति + अधिक + शत + तम
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Kāśyapa
• Indradevaka
• Śṛgāla (the jackal)
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣadharma Parva
• Mahābhārata

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The closing action underscores dharmic conduct: one should honor the divine or worthy authority, seek and receive proper permission, and then proceed—suggesting that humility, reverence, and orderly completion of duties frame ethical life even after profound instruction.

What is happening in the narrative?

The episode concludes: Kāśyapa performs worship of Indradevaka, receives his consent/command, and then the participants return to their home, with the colophon marking the end of the chapter within the Śṛgāla–Kāśyapa dialogue in Mokṣadharma.