Shloka 96

Gārhasthya-dharma: Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī-saṃvāda

Householder Duties and Daily Offerings

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें छत्रदान और उपानहदानकी प्रशंसानामक छानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi chatradāna-upānahadāna-praśaṃsā-nāmakaḥ ṣaṇṇavati-tamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Thus ends the ninety-sixth chapter of the Anuśāsana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section on the dharma of giving (Dāna-dharma), titled “In Praise of the Gift of an Umbrella and the Gift of Footwear.” In ethical import, this closing colophon affirms that even simple, practical gifts—those that shelter and support others in daily life—are upheld as meritorious acts of dharma.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारेण: in this manner; by this way
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the (holy) Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्वणि: in the Anushasana Parva
• अनुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dana-dharma Parva (section on the duty of giving)
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• छत्रदान: the gift of an umbrella
• Type: Noun
• Root: छत्रदान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

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

• उपानहदान: the gift of footwear/sandals
• Type: Noun
• Root: उपानहदान
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• प्रशंसा: praise
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रशंसा
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• नामक: named; called
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नामक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• षट्: six
• Type: Noun
• Root: षट्
• Form: Nominative, Singular

• नवतितमः: ninetieth (ordinal)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नवतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma Parva
• chatra (umbrella/parasol)
• upānah (footwear/sandals)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon highlights the dharmic value of practical charity: gifts that protect (umbrella) and enable movement (footwear) are praised as meritorious because they directly relieve hardship and support daily life.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the chapter-ending colophon stating that the chapter titled “Praise of the gift of an umbrella and footwear,” within the Dāna-dharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva, has concluded.