Shloka 80

Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda

Kārttikeya

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें गोदानविषयक अस्सीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata anuśāsanaparvake antargata dānadharmaparvame godāna-viṣayaka aśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat

Translation

Thus concludes the eightieth chapter on the gift of cows (godāna) within the Dānadharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारेण: in this manner / by this way
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the (holy) Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• अन्तर्गत: included / contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Danadharma section/parva
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• गोदानविषयक: concerning the gift of cows
• Type: Adjective
• Root: गोदानविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अशीति-तमः: eightieth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अशीति-तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed / concluded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was / became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dānadharma Parva
• Go-dāna (gift of cows)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse functions as a colophon concluding a chapter, reinforcing the Mahābhārata’s ethical emphasis that dāna (charitable giving)—here specifically godāna (gifting cows)—is a significant expression of dharma and a source of religious merit when performed rightly.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the completion of the eightieth chapter dealing with cow-gifting within the Dānadharma section of Anuśāsana Parva, closing a unit of Bhīṣma’s instructional discourse.