Shloka 247

Bhūta-guṇa-saṃkhyāna

Enumeration of the Properties of the Elements and Cognitive Faculties

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें शुकदेवका अनुप्रश्नविषयक दो सौ सैतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparvaṇi antargate mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukadevasya anupraśna-viṣayakaḥ dviśata-saptacatvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, chương thứ hai trăm bốn mươi bảy của phần Mokṣadharma thuộc Śānti Parva trong Śrī Mahābhārata—nói về những câu hỏi truy vấn tiếp của Śukadeva—đã kết thúc. Lời kết (colophon) này ghi dấu sự hoàn tất của một chuỗi giáo huấn hướng đến giải thoát, nơi việc hỏi và làm sáng tỏ được xem là kỷ luật thiết yếu của hiểu biết đạo đức và tâm linh.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्री-महाभारतम्: the revered Mahabharata
• श्री-महाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शान्ति-पर्वणः: of the Shanti Parva
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

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

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

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

• द्वि-शत-सप्त-चत्वारिंशत्तमः: the 247th
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्विशतसप्तचत्वारिंशत्तम
• 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
• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣadharma Parva
• Śukadeva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon highlights the pedagogical value of anu-praśna—follow-up questioning—as part of the discipline of mokṣa-oriented learning: understanding is refined through inquiry, clarification, and completion of a structured teaching unit.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is an editorial/narrative closing statement marking that the 247th chapter of Mokṣadharma within Śānti Parva has concluded, specifically the chapter whose topic is Śukadeva’s supplementary questions.