Shloka 112
मांसपरिवर्जन-प्रशंसा (Praise of Abstention from Meat) / Ethics of Ahiṃsā in Diet and Rite
इति श्रीमहा भारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि संसारचक्रे दादशाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi saṃsāracakre dvādaśādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Así concluye el capítulo centésimo duodécimo, titulado “La Rueda del Saṃsāra”, en la sección de Dāna-dharma (la ley del don) del Anuśāsana Parva del sagrado Mahābhārata. Este colofón final enmarca la enseñanza como parte de la instrucción ética de Bhīṣma sobre la caridad y la recta conducta, subrayando la naturaleza cíclica de la existencia mundana que el dharma busca trascender.
युधिछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line does not add new doctrine but signals that the preceding instruction belongs to the Dāna-dharma teachings and is framed under the theme of the ‘wheel of saṃsāra,’ implying that ethical living and generosity are presented as means to purify life within, and ultimately rise beyond, cyclical worldly bondage.
This is the formal closing formula marking the end of a chapter in the Anuśāsana Parva. It identifies the textual location (Mahābhārata → Anuśāsana Parva → Dāna-dharma section) and names the chapter’s theme (‘Saṃsāra-cakra’), functioning as an editorial/recensional endpoint rather than spoken dialogue.