Shloka 44

कālacakra-वर्णनम् तथा āśrama-धarma-निरूपणम्

The Wheel of Time and the Norms of the Āśramas

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपर्वके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें गुरु-शिष्य- संवादविषयक चौवालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrī-mahābhārate āśvamedhika-parvake antargata anugītā-parvaṇi guru-śiṣya-saṃvāda-viṣayakaś catuścatvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

至此，尊贵的《摩诃婆罗多》中，隶属于阿湿婆梅陀篇（Āśvamedhika Parva）之《阿努伽罗》（Anugītā）分篇内的“师徒对话”部分第四十四章，遂告圆满。此处以庄重的收束，强调通过严谨的师徒问答而传递伦理与灵性之教诲。

Word by Word

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

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

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

• महाभारते: in the Mahabharata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• आश्वमेधिक: Ashvamedhika (pertaining to the Ashvamedha)
• आश्वमेधिक: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आश्वमेधिक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पर्वके: in the Parva/section
• पर्वके: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वक
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• अनुगीता: in the Anugita
• अनुगीता: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुगीता
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पर्वणि: in the sub-parva/section
• पर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• चतुश्चत्वारिंशत्तमः: forty-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुश्चत्वारिंशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed/finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Āśvamedhika Parvan
• Anugītā Parvan
• Guru
• Śiṣya
• Vāyudeva (speaker attribution)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it highlights the importance of dharmic instruction being transmitted through a structured guru–śiṣya dialogue, underscoring disciplined learning and faithful preservation of teaching.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally concludes the forty-fourth chapter of the Guru–Disciple dialogue portion within the Anugītā section of the Aśvamedhika Parvan, signaling the end of that chapter’s discourse.