Shloka 58

अन्नदान-प्रशंसा (Praise of the Gift of Food) | Annadāna-Praśaṃsā

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें बगीचा लगाने और तालाब बनानेका वर्णन नामक जअद्ठावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi bagīcā-lāganaṃ ca tālāba-nirmāṇaṃ ca varṇana-nāmakaḥ aṣṭapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Así concluye el capítulo quincuagésimo octavo del Anuśāsana Parva del venerable Mahābhārata, dentro de la sección sobre el dharma de la dádiva, titulado «Descripción de la plantación de jardines y la construcción de estanques».

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्वणि: in the Anuśāsana-parvan
• अनुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dāna-dharma section
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• बगीचालगाने: about planting a garden
• Type: Noun
• Root: बगीचा-लगाना
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• तालाबबनाने: about making a pond
• Type: Noun
• Root: तालाब-बनाना
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• वर्णनम्: description
• वर्णनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्णन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: named/called
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• अष्टपञ्चाशत्तमः: fifty-eighth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टपञ्चाशत्-तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• सम्पूर्णः: completed
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सम्पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Aorist (Luṅ), Third, Singular

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhishma
• Mahabharata
• Anushasana Parva
• Dana-dharma section
• garden
• pond/reservoir

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The chapter’s closing title highlights a key dāna-ideal: gifts that serve many—like gardens and water-reservoirs—are especially dharmic because they sustain life, relieve hardship, and create ongoing benefit beyond the donor’s immediate circle.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a colophon-style concluding line: Bhīṣma’s discourse segment within the Anuśāsana Parva finishes a chapter specifically devoted to describing the religious and ethical value of establishing gardens and constructing ponds.