Shloka 54
Dāna-Śreṣṭhatā: Abhaya, Anugraha, and the Ethics of Honoring the Worthy (दानश्रेष्ठता: अभय-अनुग्रह-विप्रपूजा)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें च्यवन और कुशिकका संवादविषयक चौवनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata anuśāsana-parva-ke antargata dāna-dharma-parva-me cyavana aura kuśika-kā saṁvāda-viṣayaka catuḥpañcāśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat
Ainsi s’achève le cinquante-quatrième chapitre de la section Dāna-dharma, au sein de l’Anuśāsana Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, consacré au dialogue entre Cyavana et Kuśika. Ce colophon marque l’achèvement d’un enseignement sur l’éthique du don et la conduite conforme au dharma, exposé à travers leur entretien.
कुशिक उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a concluding colophon, the verse itself does not add a new injunction; it frames the completed chapter as part of the Dāna-dharma teachings, emphasizing that the preceding dialogue’s focus is righteous giving and ethical conduct.
The text marks the end of the fifty-fourth chapter in the Dāna-dharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva, identifying its subject as the dialogue between the sage Cyavana and Kuśika.