Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 125

Umā–Maheśvara-saṃvāda: Varṇa-bhraṃśa, Ācāra (Vṛtta), and Karmic Ascent/Decline

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें पितरोंका रहस्य नामक एक सौ पचीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrī-mahābhārata anuśāsana-parva-ke antargata dāna-dharma-parva-meṁ pitaroṁ-kā rahasya nāma eka sau pacīsavāṁ adhyāya pūrā huā

Translation

至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《教诫篇》（Anuśāsana Parva）中“施与之法”（Dāna-dharma）部分，题为《论祖灵（Pitṛ，先祖）之秘》的第一百二十五章告终。此结语（章末题记）表明一段教诲已圆满，阐明布施与义务之行，其果报延及祖先血脉与道德秩序。

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्री: revered/auspicious (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अनुशासनपर्वणः: of the Anushasana Parva
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dānadharma-parva section
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पितॄणाम्: of the ancestors (pitṛs)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• रहस्यम्: secret/mystery
• Type: Noun
• Root: रहस्य
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: named/called
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• एकशतपञ्चविंशतितमः: one-hundred-and-twenty-fifth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकशतपञ्चविंशतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूर्णः: completed/finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma (section)
• Pitṛs (ancestors)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon marking the end of a chapter; it highlights that the completed unit belongs to the Dāna-dharma teachings and is titled “The Secret Concerning the Pitṛs,” implying an ethical focus where giving and righteous conduct are linked to obligations toward ancestors and the continuity of moral order.

What is happening in the narrative?

No new action occurs here; the text formally closes the chapter, identifying its placement (within Anuśāsana Parva, in the Dāna-dharma section) and its title (Pitṛ-rahasya), functioning as an editorial/narrative boundary marker.