Shloka 123
अध्याय १२८: शिव–उमा संवादः — तिलोत्तमा, श्मशान-मेध्यता, तथा चातुर्वर्ण्य-धर्मः
Chapter 128: Śiva–Umā Dialogue—Tilottamā, the Ritual Valence of the Śmaśāna, and the Fourfold Duty-Code
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें शाण्डिली और सुमनाका संवादविषयक एक सौ तेईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi śāṇḍilī-sumanā-saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ ekaśata-trayoviṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le cent vingt-troisième chapitre du Mahābhārata, dans l’Anuśāsana Parva, au sein de la section sur le Dharma du Don, consacré au dialogue entre Śāṇḍilī et Sumanā. C’est le colophon solennel marquant l’achèvement de l’enseignement de ce chapitre sur le devoir de charité et la juste conduite.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it highlights that the surrounding chapter’s instruction belongs to the Dāna-dharma (ethics of giving) discourse, framed through the dialogue of Śāṇḍilī and Sumanā, emphasizing charity as a key component of dharma.
Bhīṣma’s discourse reaches a formal chapter conclusion: the text announces that the chapter on the Śāṇḍilī–Sumanā dialogue within Anuśāsana Parva’s Dāna-dharma section has ended.