Shloka 345

Nāga–Nāgabhāryā Saṃvāda: Varṇa-Dharma, Gṛhastha-Discipline, and Mokṣa-Self-Inquiry

Mahābhārata 12.347

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि नारायणीये पज्चचत्वारिंशदधिकत्रिशततमो<5 ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi nārāyaṇīye pañcacatvāriṃśad-adhika-triśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong bộ Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Śānti Parvan—đặc biệt là phần Mokṣadharma, trong Nārāyaṇīya—chương thứ ba trăm bốn mươi bảy (347) kết thúc tại đây.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the auspicious Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

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

• नारायणीये: in the Nārāyaṇīya (subsection)
• नारायणीये: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: नारायणीया
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पञ्चचत्वारिंशदधिकत्रिशततमः: the three-hundred-forty-fifth (chapter)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चचत्वारिंशदधिकत्रिशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

नारद उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣadharma Parva
• Nārāyaṇīya
• Nārāyaṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon marking the close of a chapter and locating it within the Mahābhārata’s internal divisions (Śānti Parvan → Mokṣadharma → Nārāyaṇīya). Its function is organizational rather than doctrinal, though it signals that the surrounding material belongs to the liberation-oriented Mokṣadharma teachings and the Nārāyaṇīya devotional-philosophical context.

What is happening in the narrative?

The verse is not part of the spoken dialogue; it is an editorial closing formula indicating that the chapter has concluded and identifying its placement within the Śānti Parvan’s Mokṣadharma section, specifically within the Nārāyaṇīya portion.