Shloka 237

Adhyātma-krama: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman Hierarchy and Citta-Prasāda (आध्यात्मक्रमः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्यपर्वमें शुकदेवका अनुप्रश्नविषयक दो सौ सैतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata mokṣadharmaparva-meṁ śukadeva-kā anuprasna-viṣayaka do sau saitīsavāṁ adhyāya pūrā huā

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ hai trăm ba mươi bảy, nói về những câu hỏi tiếp theo của Śukadeva, thuộc phần Mokṣadharma trong Śānti Parva của Thánh sử Śrī Mahābhārata.

Word by Word

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

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

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

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

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• मोक्षधर्मपर्व: in the Mokshadharma section
• मोक्षधर्मपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शुकदेवस्य: of Shukadeva
• Type: Noun
• Root: शुकदेव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

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

• द्विशतसप्तत्रिंशत्तमः: the 237th
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशतसप्तत्रिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूर्णः: completed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/has become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, Third, Singular

Speaker

व्यास उवाच

Characters & Entities

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

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it emphasizes the pedagogical value of anuprasna (follow-up questioning) within Mokṣadharma, implying that liberation-oriented understanding is refined through sustained inquiry and clarification.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes a chapter in which Śukadeva’s follow-up questions were the subject. It marks the completion of that adhyāya within the Mokṣadharma portion of the Śānti Parva.