Shloka 94

Vāmadeva’s Counsel on Rooted Kingship and Non-violent Victory (वामदेवोपदेशः—दृढमूलराजधर्मः)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि वामदेवगीतासु चतुर्नवतितमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi vāmadevagītāsu caturṇavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《寂静篇》中“王法训诫分篇”（Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva）里《瓦摩提婆歌》之第九十四章告终。

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वणि: in the Shanti Parva
• शान्तिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: in the Parva (section) of instruction on royal duties
• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वामदेवगीतासु: in the songs/verses called 'Vamadeva-gita'
• वामदेवगीतासु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: वामदेवगीता
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• चतुर्नवतितमः: the ninety-fourth
• चतुर्नवतितमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्नवतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• Vāmadeva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon marking the close of a chapter; it frames the surrounding discourse as part of the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma (the ethical and practical duties of a ruler), presented within the Vāmadeva-gītā material.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals a formal transition: the ninety-fourth chapter of the Vāmadeva-gītās has concluded within the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction section, as Bhīṣma continues to instruct Yudhiṣṭhira in the broader narrative.