Shloka 200
पञ्चमहाभूतगुण-इन्द्रियनिग्रह-उपदेशः | Teaching on the Qualities of the Five Elements and Sense-Control
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत वनप्वके अन्तर्गत मार्कण्डेययमास्यापर्वमें दानमाहात्म्यविषयक दो सौवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi antargate mārkaṇḍeyasamāsyāparvaṇi dānamāhātmyaviṣayakaḥ dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the two-hundredth chapter of the Vana Parva in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Markandeya-samāsya section, dealing with the greatness of giving (dāna). This closing colophon signals the completion of a discourse that frames generosity as a central ethical duty and a source of spiritual merit.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter is identified as teaching dāna-māhātmya—the ethical and spiritual greatness of generosity—presenting giving as a key expression of dharma that yields merit and supports social and religious order.
This line functions as a concluding colophon: it announces that the two-hundredth chapter in the Vana Parva, within the Markaṇḍeya section, has been completed, marking the end of a discourse on the merits of charity.