Shloka 212

दमप्रशंसा — Praise of Self-Restraint

Dama

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें श्रीकृष्णसम्बन अध्यात्मकथनविषयक दो सौ बारहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate gokṣadharmaparvaṇi śrīkṛṣṇa-sambandha adhyātma-kathana-viṣayaka dvi-śata-dvādaśatamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《寂静篇》（Śānti Parva）中，隶属“护牛之法”（Gokṣa-dharma）一段、论及与圣克里希那（Śrī Kṛṣṇa）相关之灵性开示的第二百一十二章，宣告圆满结束。

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहा: glorious, great
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्री + महा
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भारत: Bhārata (Mahābhārata)
• Type: Noun
• Root: भारत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शान्ति: in (the) Śānti (Parva)
• शान्ति: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Singular

• पर्व: in the book/section (parva)
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: contained within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गोक्ष: in Gokṣa (name of a sub-parva/section)
• गोक्ष: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: गोक्ष
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• धर्म: in the Dharma (section/topic)
• धर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• पर्व: in the sub-book/section (parva)
• पर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• श्रीकृष्ण: of Śrī Kṛṣṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीकृष्ण
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• सम्बन्धि: related/connected
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्बन्धिन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अध्यात्म: in the spiritual (topic)
• अध्यात्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्यात्म
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कथन: in the narration/statement
• कथन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कथन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• विषयक: having as its subject; concerning
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्वि: two
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत: hundred
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• द्वादश: twelfth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वादश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• अभवत्: was/has become (ended)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), Third, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Gokṣa-dharma Parva (section)
• Śrī Kṛṣṇa

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon: it does not introduce a new doctrine but signals that a chapter focused on a spiritual (adhyātma) discourse connected with Śrī Kṛṣṇa—within the Gokṣa-dharma section of the Śānti Parva—has concluded.

What is happening in the narrative?

No narrative action occurs here. The text formally closes the chapter, indicating its placement (Śānti Parva → Gokṣa-dharma section) and its subject matter (a spiritual exposition related to Śrī Kṛṣṇa).