Shloka 361

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें उज्छवृत्तिका उपाख्यानविषयक तीन सौ इकसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate mokṣadharmaparvaṇi ucchavṛttikā-upākhyāna-viṣayakaḥ trī-śata-eka-ṣaṣṭitamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong đại sử thi Mahābhārata, thuộc Śānti Parva, trong phần Mokṣadharma, chương thứ ba trăm sáu mươi mốt—nói về truyện kể (upākhyāna) liên quan đến Ucchavṛttikā—đã kết thúc.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहा: the venerable/great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमहा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भारत: Mahabharata
• भारत: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वके: of the Śānti-parvan
• शान्तिपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included within
• अन्तर्गत: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• उच्छवृत्तिका: of Ucchavṛttikā (name/title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: उच्छवृत्तिका
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• उपाख्यान: of the episode/legend
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपाख्यान
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• विषयक: concerning; having as its subject
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• त्रिशत: three hundred
• Type: Adjective
• Root: त्रिशत्
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• एकषष्टितम: three hundred sixty-first
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकषष्टितम
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• समाप्त: completed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

ब्राह्मण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣadharma Parva
• Ucchavṛttikā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it signals the completion of a Mokṣadharma chapter that uses the Ucchavṛttikā episode as an illustrative tale, situating ethical instruction within the broader pursuit of liberation (mokṣa) and right conduct (dharma).

What is happening in the narrative?

The speaker’s line functions as an editorial closing: it announces that the chapter concerning the Ucchavṛttikā upākhyāna within the Mokṣadharma portion of Śānti Parva has concluded.