Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 121

Nārāyaṇa-tejas: Kṛṣṇa’s Vrata, the Fire-Manifestation, and the Sages’ Inquiry (अनुशासन पर्व, अध्याय १२६)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें मैत्रेयकी भभिक्षाविषयक एक सौ इकक्‍्कीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsana-parvaṇi antargate dāna-dharma-parvaṇi maitreya-bhikṣā-viṣayaka eka-śata-eka-viṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Sa ganito nagtatapos ang ika-121 kabanata, hinggil sa paksa ng pagtalakay ni Maitreya tungkol sa limos (bhikṣā), sa loob ng bahaging Dāna-dharma ng Anuśāsana Parva ng banal na Mahābhārata. Ipinahihiwatig ng pangwakas na kolofon na ito ang pagwawakas ng isang yunit ng aral, na inilalarawan ang paghingi at pagbibigay ng limos bilang disiplinadong gawi na ginagabayan ng dharma, hindi bilang karaniwang palitan lamang.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्री: glory/auspiciousness; honorific 'Shri'
• श्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारत: Mahabharata
• महाभारत: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्व: in the Anushasana Parva
• अनुशासनपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दानधर्मपर्व: in the Dana-dharma section
• दानधर्मपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• मैत्रेयस्य: of Maitreya
• Type: Noun
• Root: मैत्रेय
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• भिक्षा: alms/begging
• भिक्षा: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: भिक्षा
• Form: Feminine, Accusative, Singular

• विषयक: concerning/related to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत: hundred
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एकविंशतितमः: one hundred twenty-first
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकविंशतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूर्णः: completed/finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर्ण
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

मैत्रेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Maitreya
• Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma Parva
• bhikṣā (alms)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse is a colophon marking the end of a chapter focused on bhikṣā (alms) within the broader dharma of giving. Its ethical framing implies that alms and charity are to be understood as regulated by dharma—guided by right intention, propriety, and the moral responsibilities of giver and receiver.

What is happening in the narrative?

Maitreya’s discourse on matters related to alms concludes, and the text formally closes the 121st chapter of the Dāna-dharma section within the Anuśāsana Parva. It is an editorial/narrative closure rather than a new event.