Shloka 95
छत्रोपानहदानफलप्रशंसा — Praise of the Merit of Donating Umbrella and Footwear
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि छत्रोपानहोत्पत्तिर्नाम पञ्चनवतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi chatropānahotpattir nāma pañcanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
இதி, ஸ்ரீமகாபாரதத்தின் அனுஷாசனப் பர்வத்தில்—தானதர்மப் பர்வத்தில்—‘குடை மற்றும் பாதரட்சையின் தோற்றம்’ எனப்படும் தொண்ணூற்று ஐந்தாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon marking the close of a chapter within the teachings on dāna-dharma (the ethics of giving). By naming the chapter’s theme—“the origin of the umbrella and footwear”—it frames everyday protective items as part of a moral discourse on gifts, care, and social duty.
The text is concluding a chapter: it formally states the work (Mahābhārata), the larger book (Anuśāsana Parva), the internal section (Dāna-dharma Parva), and the chapter title and number (95th, ‘Chatra-upānah-utpatti’). It is a structural closing formula rather than a new spoken instruction.