Shloka 54

Adhyāya 55 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Hesitation and Bhīṣma’s Authorization of Inquiry

Rājadharma Prelude

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें श्रीकृष्ण- वाक्यविषयक चौवनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata rājadharmānuśāsanaparva-meṃ śrīkṛṣṇa-vākya-viṣayaka catuḥpañcāśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ năm mươi tư, nói về lời của Śrī Kṛṣṇa, thuộc phần Rājadharmānuśāsana trong Śānti Parva của bộ Mahābhārata tôn kính. Lời kết (colophon) này báo hiệu sự hoàn tất một đơn vị giáo huấn về trị quốc theo chính pháp và hạnh kiểm, được đặt trong khuôn khổ lời khuyên của Kṛṣṇa.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्री: the venerable (honorific)
• श्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारत: Mahabharata
• महाभारत: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शान्ति: of Shanti
• शान्ति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• पर्व: section/book (parva)
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• राजधर्मानुशासन: instruction on royal duties
• राजधर्मानुशासन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्मानुशासन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पर्व: in the parva/section
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• श्रीकृष्ण: of Shri Krishna
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• वाक्य: speech/statement
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाक्य
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• विषयक: concerning
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चतुःपञ्चाशत्तम: fifty-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुःपञ्चाशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूरा: complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूरा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/ended
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), Third, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it marks the completion of a chapter whose subject is Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s counsel, situated within the broader instruction on rājadharma (the ethical duties of rulers) in the Śānti Parva.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is closing a chapter and formally locating it within the Mahābhārata’s structure—Śānti Parva, specifically the Rājadharmānuśāsana section—indicating that the unit dealing with Kṛṣṇa’s statements has concluded.