Shloka 36
Adhyāya 39 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s inquiry on attachment (saṅga) and relational restraint
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि ब्राह्मणप्रशंसायामिन्द्रशम्बरसंवादे षट्त्रिंशो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi brāhmaṇapraśaṃsāyām indraśambarasaṃvāde ṣaṭtriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le vénérable Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein de l’Anuśāsana Parva—plus précisément dans la section consacrée au dharma du don—lors de l’éloge du Brāhmaṇa, dans le dialogue entre Indra et Śambara, s’achève le trente-sixième chapitre. Ce colophon marque le cadre éthique du passage : une générosité conduite par le dharma et l’exaltation des vertus brahmaniques, exposées à travers un dialogue divin à visée d’instruction.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon frames the chapter as instruction in dāna-dharma (the ethics of giving) and as a praise of brāhmaṇical virtues, conveyed through a dialogue (saṃvāda). It signals that generosity and reverence for learned, disciplined conduct are central ethical concerns in this portion of the Anuśāsana Parva.
This verse is a concluding colophon: it marks the end of the chapter situated within the Anuśāsana Parva’s dāna-dharma material, specifically the Indra–Śambara dialogue occurring in the context of praising Brāhmaṇas. It does not advance plot directly but identifies the textual setting and topic.