Shloka 112
मांसपरिवर्जन-प्रशंसा (Praise of Abstention from Meat) / Ethics of Ahiṃsā in Diet and Rite
इति श्रीमहा भारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि संसारचक्रे दादशाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi saṃsāracakre dvādaśādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the one-hundred-and-twelfth chapter, titled “The Wheel of Saṃsāra,” in the Dāna-dharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva of the sacred Mahābhārata. This closing colophon situates the teaching within Bhīṣma’s ethical instruction on charity and right conduct, underscoring the cyclical nature of worldly existence that dharma seeks to transcend.
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line does not add new doctrine but signals that the preceding instruction belongs to the Dāna-dharma teachings and is framed under the theme of the ‘wheel of saṃsāra,’ implying that ethical living and generosity are presented as means to purify life within, and ultimately rise beyond, cyclical worldly bondage.
This is the formal closing formula marking the end of a chapter in the Anuśāsana Parva. It identifies the textual location (Mahābhārata → Anuśāsana Parva → Dāna-dharma section) and names the chapter’s theme (‘Saṃsāra-cakra’), functioning as an editorial/recensional endpoint rather than spoken dialogue.