Shloka 94
Chatra–Upānah Dāna: Origin Narrative
Jamadagni–Reṇukā–Sūrya Saṃvāda
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि शपथविधिनाम चतुर्नवतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi śapathavidhināṃ caturṇavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein de l’Anuśāsana Parva—plus précisément dans la section consacrée au dharma du don (dāna-dharma)—s’achève le quatre-vingt-quatorzième chapitre, portant sur les procédures et règles appropriées concernant les serments. Ce colophon marque la clôture d’une unité d’enseignement, qui encadre la conduite éthique par une parole réglée et des vœux solennels.
अगस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, the line primarily signals closure, but it points to the ethical focus of the chapter: the disciplined use of oaths (śapatha) under prescribed rules (vidhi), implying that truth-commitments and solemn speech are part of dharma, especially in contexts like charity and social obligation.
This is not a spoken narrative verse but a concluding colophon: it announces that, within the Mahābhārata’s Anuśāsana Parva and the dāna-dharma section, the ninety-fourth chapter—on procedures concerning oaths—has ended.