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इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि महापुरुषमाहात्म्ये अष्टपज्चाशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi mahāpuruṣamāhātmye aṣṭapañcāśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत के अनुशासनपर्व के अंतर्गत दानधर्मपर्व में महापुरुषमाहात्म्य-विषयक एक सौ अट्ठावनवाँ अध्याय यहाँ समाप्त हुआ।
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This line is a colophon marking the close of a chapter within the Dāna-dharma discourse; it frames the surrounding material as instruction on righteous giving and the exalted status of the Mahāpuruṣa, emphasizing that the preceding content belongs to an ethical, dharma-centered teaching context.
The text is not advancing the story at this point; it is a formal editorial/recitational closure indicating that the chapter on Mahāpuruṣa-māhātmya within Anuśāsana Parva’s Dāna-dharma section has ended.