Shloka 51
Cyavana Explains His Tests; Kuśika Seeks Brāhmaṇya for His Line (च्यवन–कुशिक संवादः)
इस प्रकार श्रीमहद्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें च्चवनका उपाख्यानविषयक इक्यावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargata-dānadharmaparvaṇi cyavanopākhyāna-viṣayaka ekapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Así concluye el quincuagésimo primer capítulo del Anuśāsana Parva del gran Mahābhārata, dentro de la sección sobre el dharma de la dádiva (Dāna-dharma Parva), relativo al episodio de Cyavana. Este colofón final señala la culminación de esa unidad narrativa y subraya el marco ético del relato, inserto en las enseñanzas sobre generosidad y recta conducta.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon: it signals that the teaching unit belongs to the Dāna-dharma (ethics of giving) framework. The ethical emphasis is that narratives like Cyavana’s episode are presented as vehicles for instruction in righteous conduct, especially generosity and its proper place within dharma.
The narrative itself is not advanced here; rather, the text formally closes the chapter, stating that the fifty-first adhyāya—centered on the Cyavana episode—has been completed within the Anuśāsana Parva’s Dāna-dharma section.