Shloka 184

Ācāra-vidhi (Rules of Conduct) — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Inquiry and Bhīṣma’s Normative Catalogue

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें भगु- भरद्वाजसंवादाविषयक एक सौ चौरासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata-Śāntiparva-ke antargata Mokṣadharmaparva-meṃ Bhṛgu-Bharadvāja-saṃvāda-viṣayaka eka-śata-caurāśītamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ huā.

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ 184 của phần Mokṣadharma thuộc Śānti Parva trong Śrī Mahābhārata, nói về cuộc đối thoại giữa Bhṛgu và Bharadvāja.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारेण: in this manner; by this way
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: masculine, instrumental, singular

• श्रीमहा-भारत-शान्ति-पर्व-के: of the Śānti-parvan of the Śrī Mahābhārata
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहा-भारत-शान्ति-पर्व
• Form: neuter, genitive, singular

• अन्तर्गत: included; contained within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: neuter, nominative, singular

• मोक्ष-धर्म-पर्व-मध्ये: in the Mokṣadharma-parvan section
• मोक्ष-धर्म-पर्व-मध्ये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष-धर्म-पर्व
• Form: neuter, locative, singular

• भगु-भरद्वाज-संवाद-विषयक: concerning the dialogue of Bhagu and Bharadvāja
• Type: Adjective
• Root: भगु-भरद्वाज-संवाद-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

• चतुराशीति-तमः: eighty-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुराशीति
• Form: masculine, nominative, singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed; concluded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• 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
• Mokṣadharma Parva
• Bhṛgu
• Bharadvāja

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter centered on Mokṣadharma—teachings on dharma oriented toward liberation—framed as a dialogue between the sages Bhṛgu and Bharadvāja.

What is happening in the narrative?

No new narrative event occurs here; the text formally closes the chapter, identifying its placement (Śānti Parva → Mokṣadharma) and its subject (the Bhṛgu–Bharadvāja dialogue).