Shloka 28
Vītahavya’s Attainment of Brāhmaṇya (Vītahavya–Vipratva) | वीतहव्यस्य ब्राह्मण्यप्राप्तिः
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि इन्द्रमतड्रसंवादे अष्टाविंशोडध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi indramataḍrasaṃvāde aṣṭāviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ
«Ainsi s’achève le vingt-huitième chapitre du Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein de l’Anuśāsana Parva, dans la section sur le dharma des dons, dans le dialogue concernant Indra et Mataḍrasa.» (Il s’agit d’un colophon marquant la fin du chapitre, et non d’un vers doctrinal prononcé.)
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon (chapter-ending marker). Its function is to locate the teaching within the Mahābhārata’s structure—Anuśāsana Parva, the section on the dharma of giving—rather than to add a new ethical injunction.
Bhīṣma’s discourse has reached a formal chapter boundary. The text signals that the chapter connected with the Indra–Mataḍrasa dialogue in the dāna-dharma section has concluded.