Shloka 86
नक्षत्रेषु श्राद्धफलविधानम् (Śrāddha Outcomes According to Nakṣatras)
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि तारकवधोपाख्यानं नाम षडशीतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi tārakavadhopākhyānaṃ nāma ṣaḍaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein de l’Anuśāsana Parva — dans la section Dānadharma — s’achève le quatre-vingt-sixième chapitre, intitulé «L’épisode de la mise à mort de Tāraka».
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon marking the end of a chapter within the Dāna-dharma section, framing the preceding story as an instructive exemplum: narratives are presented as vehicles for dharma-teaching, here situated under the ethical domain of giving and right conduct.
The text signals closure: it announces that the episode called “Tāraka’s slaying” has concluded and identifies its placement—within the Anuśāsana Parva, in the Dāna-dharma subsection—as the eighty-sixth chapter.