Shloka 47

Kurukṣetra-anudarśanam — Rāma-hradāḥ and the Question of Kṣatra Continuity (शान्ति पर्व, अध्याय ४८)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें भीष्मस्तवराजविषयक सैतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi bhīṣmastavarājaviṣayakaḥ saptacatvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

如是，在《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《寂静篇》（Śānti Parva）中，尤于《王法教诫篇》（Rājadharmānuśāsana，论王者之法与训诫）内，关于毗湿摩赞颂国王之第四十七章至此告终。此结语（colophon）提示王道伦理论述之转折，标志一段专论正法治世之理想与责任的篇章已圆满结束。

Word by Word

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

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

• श्री: auspiciousness; honorific 'Shri'
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारत: Mahabharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शान्ति: of Shanti (peace)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्ति
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

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

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

• राजधर्म: in (the section on) kingly duties
• राजधर्म: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्म
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासन: in the instruction/discipline
• अनुशासन: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासन
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• भीष्म: of Bhishma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• स्तव: of the hymn/praise
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्तव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• राज: of the king
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विषयक: concerning/pertaining to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सप्तचत्वारिंशत्तमः: forty-seventh
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तचत्वारिंशत्तम
• 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 (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• Bhīṣma
• King (rājā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse; its ethical significance is structural: it closes a chapter within the Rājadharma instruction, emphasizing that the discourse is organized as formal guidance on righteous kingship and governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vaiśampāyana marks the completion of the forty-seventh chapter in the Śānti Parva’s Rājadharmānuśāsana section, specifically a chapter centered on Bhīṣma’s praise and discussion relating to the king, before the text proceeds to the next unit.