Shloka 36

Rajo-guṇa-nirdeśa — Brahmā’s Enumeration of Rajasic Dispositions

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत आश्वमेधिकपर्वके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें गुरु-शिष्य- संवादविषयक छत्तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata āśvamedhikaparvake antargata anugītāparvameṃ guru-śiṣya-saṃvāda-viṣayaka ṣaṭtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《马祭篇》（Aśvamedhika Parva）中《阿努歌咏》（Anugītā）分部的“师徒对话”章，第36章告终。此结尾题记标示教诲问答之圆满，并将其义理置于战后随马祭背景而展开的伦理与灵性省思之大脉络中。

Word by Word

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

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

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

• आश्वमेधिकपर्वके: in the Ashvamedhika Parva (section)
• आश्वमेधिकपर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्वमेधिकपर्वक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• अनुगीतापर्वणि: in the Anugita Parva
• अनुगीतापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुगीतापर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गुरुशिष्यसंवादविषयक: concerning the guru-disciple dialogue
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• षट्त्रिंशत्तमः: thirty-sixth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट्त्रिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सम्पूर्णः: completed/finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Āśvamedhika Parvan
• Anugītā Parvan
• Guru
• Śiṣya
• Vāyudeva (as speaker label)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: its function is to signal the completion of a chapter focused on guru–disciple instruction within the Anugītā. The implied emphasis is on the authority of transmitted teaching (śāstra and ācārya-paramparā) and on framing ethical reflection as a structured, chaptered discourse within the epic.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is closing the thirty-sixth chapter of the Anugītā section, identifying its topic as a guru–disciple dialogue and locating it within the Aśvamedhika Parvan. It serves as an editorial/narrative boundary marker, indicating that the preceding instructional exchange has concluded.