Shloka 29

Pūjya-namaskārya-prakaraṇa

On Those Worthy of Honor and Salutation

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि इन्द्रमतड्रसंवादे एकोनत्रिंशो5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi indramataḍrasaṃvāde ekonatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారతము అనుశాసనపర్వములోని దానధర్మపర్వమందు ఇంద్ర–మతడ్రస సంభాషణ ముగిసి, ఇరవై తొమ్మిదవ అధ్యాయము సమాప్తమైంది.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahabharata

अनुशासनपर्वणिin the Anushasana Parva

दानधर्मपर्वणिin the Dana-dharma section (Parva)

इन्द्रमतड्रसंवादेin the dialogue of Indra and Matadri

एकोनत्रिंशःtwenty-ninth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

शक्र उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Anuśāsana Parva

Dāna-dharma Parva

Indra (Śakra)

Mataḍrasa

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse is a colophon marking the close of a teaching unit: it frames the preceding instruction as part of dāna-dharma (the ethical discipline of giving) delivered through Indra’s dialogue, underscoring charity as a regulated duty within dharma rather than mere impulse.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the end of the chapter and the conclusion of the Indra–Mataḍrasa conversation within the Anuśāsana Parva’s dāna-dharma section, preparing the reader to move to the next chapter/topic.