Shloka 36
Vipulopākhyāna—Ruci-rakṣā and Śakra’s Māyā (विपुलोपाख्यानम्—रुचिरक्षणं शक्रमाया च)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें ब्राह्मणकी प्रशंसाके प्रसंगमें इन्द्र और शग्बरायुरका संवादविषयक छत्तीयवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata Anuśāsanaparvake antargata Dānadharmaparvame brāhmaṇasya praśaṃsāprasange Indra-Śaṅbarāyur-saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ ṣaṭtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat.
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि ब्राह्मणप्रशंसाप्रसङ्गे इन्द्रशङ्बरायुसंवादविषयो षट्त्रिंशोऽध्यायः समाप्तः॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon signals that the chapter’s instruction belongs to dāna-dharma (the ethics of giving) and is framed through praise of the Brāhmaṇa ideal—implying that generosity, disciplined conduct, and reverence for learning and virtue are central ethical values being upheld.
This line is a concluding colophon: it announces the completion of the thirty-sixth chapter, identifying its placement (within Anuśāsana Parva, in the Dāna-dharma section) and its subject matter (a dialogue between Indra and Śaṅbarāyu) delivered in the broader frame of Bhīṣma’s instruction.