Shloka 29

Pūjya-namaskārya-prakaraṇa

On Those Worthy of Honor and Salutation

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि इन्द्रमतड्रसंवादे एकोनत्रिंशो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi indramataḍrasaṃvāde ekonatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Anuśāsana Parva—specifically in the section on the dharma of giving—ends the dialogue between Indra and Mataḍrasa, concluding the twenty-ninth chapter. The colophon signals a transition: the teaching on charity and righteous conduct has been framed through Indra’s instructive exchange, emphasizing that dāna (generosity) is to be understood as a disciplined ethical duty within dharma.

Word by Word

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dana-dharma section (Parva)
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• इन्द्रमतड्रसंवादे: in the dialogue of Indra and Matadri
• इन्द्रमतड्रसंवादे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्रमतड्रसंवाद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• एकोनत्रिंशः: twenty-ninth
• एकोनत्रिंशः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकोनत्रिंशत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma Parva
• Indra (Śakra)
• Mataḍrasa