Shloka 38
Vipula’s Guru-Obedience, Divine Flowers, and the Peril of Others’ Oaths (विपुलोपाख्यानम्—पुष्पप्राप्तिः शपथ-प्रसङ्गश्च)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें पंचचूडा और नारदका संवादविषयक अड़तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi pañcacūḍā-nārda-saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ aṣṭātriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le trente-huitième chapitre de la section Dāna-dharma de l’Anuśāsana Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, consacré au dialogue entre Pañcacūḍā et Nārada. Ce colophon final marque l’achèvement d’un enseignement centré sur l’éthique du don et la conduite juste.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-ending colophon, the verse primarily marks closure: it frames the preceding instruction as part of the Mahābhārata’s Anuśāsana Parva, specifically within the Dāna-dharma section, emphasizing that the ethical focus is righteous giving and conduct taught through dialogue.
Bhīṣma signals that the thirty-eighth chapter—centered on the conversation between Pañcacūḍā and the sage Nārada within the Dāna-dharma portion of the Anuśāsana Parva—has concluded.