Shloka 58

अन्नदान-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Gift of Food) | Annadāna-Praśaṃsā

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें बगीचा लगाने और तालाब बनानेका वर्णन नामक जअद्ठावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi bagīcā-lāganaṃ ca tālāba-nirmāṇaṃ ca varṇana-nāmakaḥ aṣṭapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

So endet das achtundfünfzigste Kapitel des Anuśāsana Parva des ehrwürdigen Śrī Mahābhārata, im Abschnitt über Dāna-dharma, betitelt „Beschreibung des Anlegens von Gärten und des Bauens von Teichen“.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्वणि: in the Anuśāsana-parvan
• अनुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गते: included/contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dāna-dharma section
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• बगीचालगाने: about planting a garden
• Type: Noun
• Root: बगीचा-लगाना
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• तालाबबनाने: about making a pond
• Type: Noun
• Root: तालाब-बनाना
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वर्णनम्: description
• वर्णनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्णन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: named/called
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• अष्टपञ्चाशत्तमः: fifty-eighth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टपञ्चाशत्-तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सम्पूर्णः: completed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Aorist (Luṅ), Third, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Mahabharata
• Anushasana Parva
• Dana-dharma section
• garden
• pond/reservoir

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The chapter’s closing title highlights a key dāna-ideal: gifts that serve many—like gardens and water-reservoirs—are especially dharmic because they sustain life, relieve hardship, and create ongoing benefit beyond the donor’s immediate circle.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a colophon-style concluding line: Bhīṣma’s discourse segment within the Anuśāsana Parva finishes a chapter specifically devoted to describing the religious and ethical value of establishing gardens and constructing ponds.