Shloka 51

Śānti Parva, Adhyāya 52 — Bhīṣma’s Humility Before Kṛṣṇa and the Granting of Boons

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजध्मानुशासनपर्वमें श्रीकृष्णवाक्यविषयक इकक्‍्यावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvake antargata rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi śrīkṛṣṇavākyaviṣayaka ekapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong Thánh sử Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Śānti Parva—cụ thể trong phần Rajadharma-anuśāsana (giáo huấn về bổn phận của bậc vương giả)—chương thứ năm mươi mốt, lấy lời thuyết giảng của Śrī Kṛṣṇa làm chủ đề, 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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the (holy) Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• अन्तर्गते: included/contained (within)
• अन्तर्गते: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: in the Rajadharmanushasana section
• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• श्रीकृष्णवाक्यविषयके: concerning the words of Shri Krishna
• श्रीकृष्णवाक्यविषयके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीकृष्णवाक्यविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• एकपञ्चाशत्तमः: fifty-first
• एकपञ्चाशत्तमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकपञ्चाशत्तम
• 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

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals the completion of a chapter in the Rājadharma (royal duty) instruction section, framing Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s speech as authoritative ethical counsel on righteous governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is closing the chapter: it formally states that the fifty-first chapter—centered on Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s words—has ended within the Śānti Parva’s Rājadharmānuśāsana section.