Shloka 273

Adhyāya 272: Vṛtrasya Dharmiṣṭhatā, Indrasya Mohaḥ, Vasiṣṭha-upadeśaḥ

Vṛtra’s dharmic stature; Indra’s disorientation; Vasiṣṭha’s counsel

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि चतु:प्राश्निको नाम त्रिसप्तत्यधिकद्धिशततमो<5 ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi catuḥpraśniko nāma trisaptatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Śānti Parva và đặc biệt là phần Mokṣa-dharma, chương thứ 273—mang tên “Bốn Câu Hỏi (và các Câu Trả Lời)”—đã kết thúc. Lời kết (colophon) này báo hiệu sự hoàn tất của một đoạn giáo huấn được đặt trong khuôn khổ lời chỉ dạy của Bhīṣma về dharma hướng đến giải thoát.

Word by Word

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

• श्री: auspicious; venerable (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारते: in the Mahābhārata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वणि: in the Śānti-parvan
• शान्तिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: in the Mokṣadharma-parvan
• मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• चतुःप्राश्निकः: having four questions (as its theme)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुःप्राश्निक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: named; by name
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• त्रिसप्तत्यधिकद्विशततमः: the 273rd (two-hundred-and-seventy-third)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिसप्तत्यधिकद्विशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣa-dharma Parva
• Bhīṣma

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it marks the completion of a Mokṣa-dharma teaching unit titled “Four Questions (and their Answers),” situating the instruction within Bhīṣma’s broader guidance on dharma oriented toward liberation.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally closes the chapter: the narrator/editorial voice indicates that, within the Śānti Parva’s Mokṣa-dharma section, the 273rd chapter named “Catuḥpraśnika” has ended—signaling a transition to the next unit of Bhīṣma’s discourse.