Shloka 183

Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja-saṃvāda: Vānaprastha-parivrājaka-ācāra, Abhaya-dharma, and Lokānāṃ Vibhāga (Śānti-parva 185)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें भुगु और भरद्वाजसंवादके प्रसंगर्में मानसभूतोंकी उत्पत्तिका वर्णणविषयक एक सौ तिरासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate gokṣadharmaparvaṇi bhṛgu-bharadvāja-saṃvāda-prasaṅge mānasabhūtānām utpatti-varṇana-viṣayaka ekaśata-trayāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, chương thứ một trăm tám mươi ba của Śānti Parva trong bộ Śrī Mahābhārata đã kết thúc, thuộc phần được gọi là Gokṣa-dharma Parva. Chương này nằm trong bối cảnh cuộc đối thoại giữa Bhṛgu và Bharadvāja, chuyên thuật về nguồn gốc của các chúng sinh do tâm (mind-born) sinh ra. Lời kết (colophon) đánh dấu sự hoàn tất của đơn vị này, đặt giáo huấn vào mạch suy tư đạo đức về tạo hóa và bản tính của muôn loài.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• श्री: auspiciousness; honorific 'Śrī'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• शान्ति: in (the) Śānti (Parva)
• शान्ति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

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

• अन्तर्गत: included within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गोक्ष: in Gokṣa (name of a sub-parva/section)
• गोक्ष: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• धर्म: in the Dharma (section)
• धर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पर्व: in the sub-book/section (parva)
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भृगु: Bhṛgu
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगु
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भरद्वाज: Bharadvāja
• Type: Noun
• Root: भरद्वाज
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संवाद: in the dialogue
• संवाद: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• प्रसङ्गे: in the context/occasion
• प्रसङ्गे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रसङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• मानस: mental; of the mind
• Type: Adjective
• Root: मानस
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• भूत: beings/elements
• Type: Noun
• Root: भूत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Plural

• उत्पत्ति: of the origin/creation
• Type: Noun
• Root: उत्पत्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• वर्णन: of the description
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्णन
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, 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

• त्रि: three
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अशी: eighty
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशी
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सम्पूर्ण: complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भरद्वाज उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Gokṣa-dharma Parva
• Bhṛgu
• Bharadvāja
• mānasa-bhūtas (mind-born beings)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon indicates that the chapter’s focus is the account of the origin of mānasa-bhūtas—beings described as arising from mind—framed within a dharma-oriented inquiry by sages. It signals a reflective, metaphysical teaching typical of the Śānti Parva, where understanding origins supports ethical discernment and inner peace.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is a concluding colophon: it announces that the 183rd chapter has ended, identifies its placement within the Śānti Parva and the Gokṣa-dharma sub-section, and notes that it occurs during the Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja dialogue, with the chapter’s subject being the description of the origin of mind-born beings.