Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 14

Śiva-darśana through Tapas and Stuti (उपमन्यु–कृष्ण संवादः)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें मेघवाहनपर्वका आख्यानविषयक चौदहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata anuśāsana-parva-ke antargata dāna-dharma-parva-me meghavāhana-parva-kā ākhyāna-viṣayaka caudahavāṃ adhyāya pūrā huā

Translation

至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《教诫篇》（Anuśāsana Parva）中《布施法》（Dāna-dharma）部分，关于“梅伽婆诃那”（Meghavāhana）事迹的第十四章完毕。

Word by Word

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

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

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

• अनुशासनपर्वणि: in the Anushasana Parva
• अनुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dana-dharma section (parva)
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मेघवाहनपर्वणः: of the Meghavahana episode/section
• Type: Noun
• Root: मेघवाहनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• आख्यानविषयकः: pertaining to the narrative
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आख्यानविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चतुर्दशः: fourteenth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्दश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूरः: complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/has become
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma Parva
• Meghavāhana (episode/name)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse; its function is to frame the surrounding material as part of the Dāna-dharma (ethics of giving) discourse within Anuśāsana Parva, emphasizing the Mahābhārata’s didactic organization around dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals closure: it announces that the chapter dealing with the Meghavāhana-related narrative has concluded, and it locates that chapter within the broader Dāna-dharma portion of Anuśāsana Parva.