Shloka 235

Vānaprastha-vṛtti and the Transition toward the Fourth Āśrama (वानप्रस्थवृत्तिः चतुर्थाश्रमोपक्रमश्च)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें शुकदेवका अनुप्रश्नविषयक दो सौ पैतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata mokṣadharmaparva-meṁ śukadevasya anuprasna-viṣayaka dviśata-pañcatriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, chương thứ hai trăm ba mươi lăm của phần Mokṣadharma thuộc Śānti Parva trong Śrī Mahābhārata—nói về những câu hỏi tiếp theo của Śukadeva—đã kết thúc. Lời kết này báo hiệu sự hoàn tất của một chuỗi giáo huấn hướng đến mokṣa (giải thoát), nơi việc vấn nạn và minh giải được nêu như những kỷ luật thiết yếu cho sự hiểu biết đạo đức và tâm linh.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहा-भारत-शान्ति-पर्व-के: of the Śrī Mahābhārata’s Śānti-parvan
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहा-भारत-शान्ति-पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मोक्ष-धर्म-पर्व-में: in the Mokṣa-dharma section
• मोक्ष-धर्म-पर्व-में: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्ष-धर्म-पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शुकदेव-का: of Śukadeva
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुकदेव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• अनुप्रश्न-विषयक: concerning the follow-up questions
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अनुप्रश्न-विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्वि-शत-पञ्च-त्रिंशत्तमः: the 235th
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशतपञ्चत्रिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed/ended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vyāsa
• Śukadeva
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣadharma Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the line emphasizes the pedagogical value of anuprasna—asking follow-up questions to remove doubt. In Mokṣadharma contexts, disciplined inquiry is treated as a support for right understanding that leads toward liberation-oriented ethics and inner peace.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the formal closing statement for a chapter in the Mokṣadharma portion of the Śānti Parva. It announces that the chapter concerning Śukadeva’s follow-up questions has concluded, marking the end of that unit of instruction.