Shloka 33
पात्रलक्षण-परिक्षा (Pātra-Lakṣaṇa Parīkṣā) — Criteria for a Worthy Recipient
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें ब्राह्मणकी प्रशंसा नामक तैतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvake antargata dānadharmaparvaṇi brāhmaṇasya praśaṃsā nāma trayastriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le trente-troisième chapitre, intitulé « Éloge du Brāhmaṇa », au sein de la section Dāna-dharma de l’Anuśāsana Parva du Mahābhārata sacré. Ce colophon final marque l’achèvement d’un exposé qui affirme l’idéal éthique et social consistant à honorer le Brāhmaṇa comme dépositaire du savoir, de la maîtrise de soi et du dharma, notamment dans le contexte du don et de la conduite juste.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a concluding colophon, the verse chiefly marks completion, but it also frames the chapter’s ethical emphasis: within the dharma of giving, honoring the Brāhmaṇa symbolizes respect for learning, self-control, and the custodianship of sacred and moral knowledge.
The text is closing a chapter: it announces that the thirty-third chapter titled “Praise of the Brāhmaṇa,” situated within the Dāna-dharma portion of the Anuśāsana Parva, has ended.