Shloka 49
च्यवन-कुशिक-संवादः
Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue on Hospitality, Service, and Lineage Questions
इति श्रीमहा भारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि विवाहधर्मे पुत्रप्रतिनिधिकथने एकोनपज्चाशत्तमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi vivāhadharme putrapratinidhikathane ekonapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Assim, no venerável Mahābhārata, dentro do Anuśāsana Parva—especificamente na seção de Dāna-dharma e no contexto do dharma do matrimônio—termina o quadragésimo nono capítulo, que trata da nomeação de um representante para a geração de um filho. O colofão assinala a conclusão desta unidade instrutiva, enquadrando o tema como dever regulado e ordem ético-social, e não como desejo pessoal.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse’s function is to frame the preceding instruction as dharma-śāstra-like guidance: questions of marriage and securing offspring are treated as regulated duties tied to lineage and social responsibility, not merely private preference.
The chapter concludes. The text signals that, within Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional discourse, the unit on dāna-dharma has reached a subsection on marriage-dharma, specifically the discussion of appointing a representative for begetting a son; the forty-ninth chapter is declared complete.