Shloka 94
Chatra–Upānah Dāna: Origin Narrative
Jamadagni–Reṇukā–Sūrya Saṃvāda
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि शपथविधिनाम चतुर्नवतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi śapathavidhināṃ caturṇavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Anuśāsana Parva—em particular, na seção sobre o dharma das dádivas (dāna-dharma)—encerra-se o nonagésimo quarto capítulo, que trata dos procedimentos e regras apropriados relativos aos juramentos. Este colofão assinala o fecho de uma unidade didática que enquadra a conduta ética por meio da palavra regulada e de votos solenes.
अगस्त्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, the line primarily signals closure, but it points to the ethical focus of the chapter: the disciplined use of oaths (śapatha) under prescribed rules (vidhi), implying that truth-commitments and solemn speech are part of dharma, especially in contexts like charity and social obligation.
This is not a spoken narrative verse but a concluding colophon: it announces that, within the Mahābhārata’s Anuśāsana Parva and the dāna-dharma section, the ninety-fourth chapter—on procedures concerning oaths—has ended.