Shloka 180

Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Ātma-saṃyama (Marks of Social Conduct and Self-Restraint) | वर्णलक्षणम् एवं आत्मसंयमः

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें गीदड़ और काश्यपका संवादविषयक एक सौ अस्सीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata-śānti-parva-antargata-mokṣadharma-parvaṇi gīdara-kāśyapa-saṃvāda-viṣayaka ekaśata-aśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《寂静篇》（Śānti Parva）中《解脱法门篇》（Mokṣadharma）第一百八十章——论豺与迦叶波（Kaśyapa）之对话——圆满结束。此结尾题记（colophon）表明一则教诲性叙事已毕，其以道德与灵性之辩论为框架，旨在引导趋向解脱之行持。

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: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वणः: of the Shanti Parva
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

• मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: in the Mokshadharma-parvan
• मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: मोक्षधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गीदड़: jackal
• Type: Noun
• Root: गीदड़
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• काश्यपस्य: of Kashyapa
• Type: Noun
• Root: काश्यप
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संवादविषयकः: concerning the dialogue
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संवादविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एकशत-अशीतितमः: one-hundred-and-eightieth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकशताशीतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Gīdara (jackal)
• Kāśyapa
• Śānti Parva
• Mokṣadharma Parva
• Mahābhārata

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a concluding colophon rather than a doctrinal statement; it frames the preceding material as a Mokṣadharma-oriented dialogue, indicating that the chapter’s purpose is ethical and spiritual instruction aimed at liberation (mokṣa) through right understanding and conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text announces the completion of the 180th chapter in the Mokṣadharma section of the Śānti Parva, specifying that its subject was the dialogue between the jackal (gīdara) and the sage Kāśyapa, and marking the end of that chapter’s discourse.