Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 119

Dāna–Tapaḥ Praśaṃsā and Gṛhastha-Upadeśa

Maitreya

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि कीटोपाख्याने एकोनविंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi kīṭopākhyāne ekonaviṁśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Anuśāsana Parva—specifically in the section on the dharma of giving (dāna-dharma)—in the episode known as the ‘Tale of the Insect,’ ends the one-hundred-and-nineteenth chapter. This is a colophon marking the close of the chapter and situating the teaching within the ethical framework of charity and righteous conduct.

Word by Word

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

• 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: अनुशासनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• कीटोपाख्याने: in the narrative (upākhyāna) of the insect/worm
• कीटोपाख्याने: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कीटोपाख्यान
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• एकोनविंशत्यधिकशततमः: the one-hundred-and-nineteenth
• एकोनविंशत्यधिकशततमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकोनविंशत्यधिकशततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma-parva (section on charity)
• Kīṭopākhyāna (Tale of the Insect)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it frames the surrounding instruction within dāna-dharma (the ethics of giving) and signals the completion of the chapter in the Kīṭopākhyāna context.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma’s discourse is being formally segmented: the text announces that the chapter has concluded and identifies its placement—Anuśāsana Parva, within the dāna-dharma section, in the ‘Tale of the Insect’ episode.