Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 120
Sāma (Sāntva) and Dāna: The Brāhmaṇa’s Conciliatory Release from a Rākṣasa
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें मैत्रेयकी भिक्षाविषयक एक सौ बीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi maitreya-bhikṣā-viṣayaka eka-śata-viṁśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமகாபாரதத்தின் அனுஷாசனபர்வத்தில் உள்ள தானதர்மபர்வத்தில், மைத்ரேயரின் பிக்ஷை (பிச்சை) தொடர்பான நூற்றிருபதாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line primarily marks closure, but it frames the chapter’s ethical focus: dāna-dharma (the duty and discipline of giving) and bhikṣā (alms) as regulated practices tied to righteousness—how one gives, and how a mendicant receives, in a manner consistent with dharma.
Vyāsa’s concluding notice announces that the chapter dealing with Maitreya’s subject of alms has ended, situating it within the Dāna-dharma portion of the Anuśāsana Parva. It functions as an editorial/narrative boundary rather than a new event in the story.