Shloka 116
Dāna-Śreṣṭhatā: On the Superiority of Giving
Maitreya–Vyāsa Exemplum
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत अनुशासनपरव्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्म पर्वमें अहिंसाके फलका वर्णनविषयक एक सौ सोलहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsana-parvaṇi antargate dāna-dharma-parvaṇi ahiṁsāyāḥ phala-varṇana-viṣayaka eka-śata-ṣoḍaśatamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत के अनुशासनपर्व के अंतर्गत दानधर्मपर्व में अहिंसा के फल का वर्णन करने वाला एक सौ सोलहवाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This closing colophon highlights the chapter’s ethical focus: the fruits (phala) of ahiṁsā—non-violence—as a central dharmic virtue, presented within the broader instruction on righteous conduct and charitable duty.
Rather than advancing the story, this line functions as a formal end-of-chapter marker, stating that the 116th chapter—on describing the results of non-violence—has concluded within the Anuśāsana Parva’s Dana-dharma section.