Shloka 102

Tapas-śreṣṭhatā: Anāśana as the Highest Austerity

Bhagīratha–Brahmā Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अंतर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें हस्तिकूट नामक एक सौ दोवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata anuśāsana-parva-ke antargata dāna-dharma-parva-meṃ hastikūṭa nāmaka eka-śata-dvitīyo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Thus concludes the one-hundred-and-second chapter, called “Hastikūṭa,” within the Dāna-dharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva of the revered Mahābhārata. It brings to a close a discourse on the ethics of giving and righteous conduct.

Word by Word

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

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

• श्रीमहाभारतम्: the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्वणः: of the Anushasana Parva
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

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

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

• हस्तिकूट: Hastikuta (name/title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिकूट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• एकः: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• द्वितीयः: second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• पूर्णः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

गौतम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma Parva
• Hastikūṭa (Adhyāya title)
• Gautama

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon: it signals the completion of a chapter within the Dāna-dharma discourse, reinforcing the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on dāna (charitable giving) as an essential expression of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rather than advancing the story, the text marks a structural boundary: the chapter titled “Hastikūṭa” (the 102nd in this internal sequence) is declared finished within the Anuśāsana Parva’s section on the dharma of giving.