Shloka 54
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें च्यवन और कुशिकका संवादविषयक चौवनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata anuśāsana-parva-ke antargata dāna-dharma-parva-me cyavana aura kuśika-kā saṁvāda-viṣayaka catuḥpañcāśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat
Thus ends the fifty-fourth chapter of the Dāna-dharma section within the Anuśāsana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with the dialogue between Cyavana and Kuśika. This colophon marks the completion of a teaching on the ethics of giving and righteous conduct, framed through their conversation.
कुशिक उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a concluding colophon, the verse itself does not add a new injunction; it frames the completed chapter as part of the Dāna-dharma teachings, emphasizing that the preceding dialogue’s focus is righteous giving and ethical conduct.
The text marks the end of the fifty-fourth chapter in the Dāna-dharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva, identifying its subject as the dialogue between the sage Cyavana and Kuśika.