Shloka 222

Adhyāya 223: Nāradasya Guṇa-kathana

Catalogue of Nārada’s Virtues

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें इन्द्र और प्रह्मादका संवादनामक दो सौ बाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata-Śāntiparvaṇi antargata-Mokṣadharmaparvaṇi Indra-Prahlāda-saṃvāda-nāmakaḥ dviśata-dvāviṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Śānti Parva, phần Mokṣadharma, chương thứ hai trăm hai mươi hai mang tên “Cuộc đối thoại giữa Indra và Prahlāda” đã kết thúc. Lời kết này ghi dấu sự hoàn tất của đoạn giáo huấn, đặt nó như một pháp thoại hướng về giải thoát (mokṣa) và sự hóa giải xung đột bằng tuệ giác chứ không bằng vũ lực.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहाभारत: the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारत: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वके: of the Shanti Parva
• शान्तिपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• मोक्षधर्मपर्वे: in the Moksha-dharma section
• मोक्षधर्मपर्वे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• इन्द्र: of Indra
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• प्रह्मादका: of Prahlada
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रह्माद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संवादनामक: called (by the name) 'dialogue'
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संवादनामक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्विशतद्वाविंश: two hundred twenty-second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशतद्वाविंश
• Form: Masculine, 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: Aorist (Luṅ), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada

Speaker

प्रह्माद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣadharma Parva
• Indra
• Prahlāda

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a chapter-colophon, the line itself does not state a doctrine; it signals that the preceding dialogue is framed as Mokṣadharma—teaching oriented toward liberation—presented through a reflective exchange between Indra and Prahlāda within the peace-centered Śānti Parva.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is concluding the chapter: it announces that the chapter titled “Indra and Prahlāda’s dialogue” has ended within the Mokṣadharma portion of Śānti Parva, functioning as an editorial/narrative closure rather than a spoken verse of argument.