Shloka 94

छत्रोपानहदानफलप्रशंसा — Praise of the Merit of Donating Umbrella and Footwear

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें शपथविधिनामक चौरानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata anuśāsanaparvake antargata dānadharmaparvame śapathavidhināmaka caurānabevāṁ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat

Translation

かくして聖なる『マハーバーラタ』のアヌシャーサナ・パルヴァ、その「布施のダルマ」の部において、「誓いの作法」と名づけられた第九十四章は終わる。物語はこの教説の完結を正式に告げ、真実の誓願と規範ある行いがダルマにおいて負う重みを示して締めくくられる。

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारेण: in this manner; by this way
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्री: revered; auspiciousness (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारते: in the Mahabharata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्वणि: in the Anushasana Parva
• अनुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included; contained within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dana-dharma Parva (section on the duty of giving)
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शपथविधिनामकः: named 'Shapatha-vidhi' (oath-procedure)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शपथविधिनामक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चतुरनवतितमः: ninety-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुरनवतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समाप्तः: completed; concluded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was; became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

अगस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Agastya
• Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma Parva
• Śapatha-vidhi (procedure of oaths)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse primarily signals closure, but it highlights the ethical seriousness of śapatha-vidhi—regulated, truthful oath-taking—within the broader framework of dāna-dharma, where integrity and accountability are essential to righteous conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text formally concludes the chapter titled “Śapatha-vidhi” (Procedure of Oaths) within the Dāna-dharma portion of the Anuśāsana Parva, marking the end of that instructional segment.