Shloka 29
Pūjya-namaskārya-prakaraṇa
On Those Worthy of Honor and Salutation
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि इन्द्रमतड्रसंवादे एकोनत्रिंशो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi indramataḍrasaṃvāde ekonatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Anuśāsana Parva—khususnya dalam bahagian tentang dharma pemberian (dāna)—berakhirlah dialog antara Indra dan Mataḍrasa, menutup bab kedua puluh sembilan. Kolofon ini menandai peralihan: ajaran tentang sedekah dan laku benar dibingkai melalui pertukaran nasihat Indra, menegaskan bahawa dāna (kedermawanan) harus difahami sebagai kewajipan etika yang berdisiplin dalam dharma.
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse is a colophon marking the close of a teaching unit: it frames the preceding instruction as part of dāna-dharma (the ethical discipline of giving) delivered through Indra’s dialogue, underscoring charity as a regulated duty within dharma rather than mere impulse.
The text signals the end of the chapter and the conclusion of the Indra–Mataḍrasa conversation within the Anuśāsana Parva’s dāna-dharma section, preparing the reader to move to the next chapter/topic.