Shloka 356

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि उज्छवृत्त्युपाख्याने षट्पञज्चाशदधिकत्रिशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi ucchavṛttyupākhyāne ṣaṭpañcāśadadhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong bộ Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Śānti Parva—cụ thể là phần Mokṣadharma—chương mang tên “Upākhyāna về Ucchavṛtti” đến đây kết thúc, tức chương thứ ba trăm năm mươi tám. (Đây là lời kết chương, dùng làm colophon.)

Word by Word

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the venerable Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वणि: in the Shanti Parva
• शान्तिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• उज्छवृत्त्युपाख्याने: in the narrative called 'Uच्छवृत्ति'
• उज्छवृत्त्युपाख्याने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उज्छवृत्ति-उपाख्यान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• षट्पञ्चाशदधिकत्रिशततमः: the three-hundred-and-fifty-sixth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट्-पञ्चाशत्-अधिक-त्रिशततम
• 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
• Mokṣadharma Parva
• Ucchavṛtti-upākhyāna

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a teaching verse: it formally closes the chapter and situates it within Śānti Parva’s Mokṣadharma section, whose broader concern is dharma oriented toward liberation (mokṣa), often emphasizing restraint, simplicity, and ethical living.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is marking the end of an episode titled “Ucchavṛtti-upākhyāna” and identifying it as the 358th chapter within the Mokṣadharma portion of Śānti Parva in the Mahābhārata.