Shloka 87
Śrāddha-dvija-parīkṣā: Paṅkti-dūṣa and Paṅkti-pāvana (श्राद्धे द्विजपरीक्षा—पङ्क्तिदूष-पङ्क्तिपावन)
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानथधर्मपर्वणि श्राद्धकल्पे सप्ताशीतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi śrāddhakalpe saptāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le quatre-vingt-septième chapitre de l’Anuśāsana Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, dans la section consacrée au dharma du don (dāna), au passage traitant des règles et du déroulement des rites de śrāddha. Le cadre du récit demeure l’enseignement de Bhīṣma, qui souligne que le don juste et les offrandes aux ancêtres accomplies selon le rite sont constitutifs du dharma.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, the line signals closure of a unit of instruction: dharma is upheld through disciplined giving (dāna) and through properly performed śrāddha rites, which express gratitude to ancestors and sustain social-religious order.
The text is concluding a chapter within Bhīṣma’s discourse. It identifies the larger book (Anuśāsana Parva) and the sub-topic (dāna-dharma and śrāddha procedure), marking the end of the eighty-seventh chapter of that śrāddha-focused portion.