Shloka 73
गोप्रदानगुणाः तथा कपिलागोविधानम्
Merits of Cow-Gift and the Origin-Account of Kapilā Cows
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि पितामहेन्द्रसंवादे त्रिसप्ततितमो<5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi pitāmahendrasaṃvāde trisaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமகாபாரதத்தின் அனுசாசனப் பர்வத்தில், தானதர்மப் பர்வத்தில், பிதாமகர் (பீஷ்மர்) மற்றும் இந்திரன் உரையாடல்—திரிசப்ததிதம (73ஆம்) அத்தியாயம்—நிறைவுற்றது.
पितामह उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon: it frames the teaching context as part of the Mahābhārata’s instruction on dāna-dharma (the ethics of giving), emphasizing that the preceding material is authoritative guidance delivered through a formal dialogue (Bhīṣma and Indra) within the Anuśāsana Parva.
The chapter is being formally concluded. The text signals that the discourse between Pitāmaha (Bhīṣma) and Indra—situated in the Dāna-dharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva—has reached the end of the seventy-third chapter.