Shloka 28
Pūjya-namaskārya-prakaraṇa
On Those Worthy of Honor and Salutation
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें इन्द्र और मतज्ञका संवादविषयक अट्ठाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvake antargata-dānadharmaparvaṇi indra-matijña-saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ aṣṭāviṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the twenty-eighth chapter in the Dānadharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with the dialogue between Indra and the wise knower (Matijña). This closing colophon signals the completion of a teaching episode centered on the ethics of giving and the discernment that guides righteous generosity.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon marking the completion of a chapter within the Dānadharma section; it frames the preceding material as instruction on the dharma of giving, guided by discernment (mati) and ethical judgment.
Bhīṣma’s discourse reaches the end of a chapter that presented a dialogue between Indra and Matijña; the text formally closes that unit by naming the parva/section and the chapter number.