Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 27
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इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें इन्द्र और मतंगका संवादविषयक सत्ताईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsana-parvaṇi antargata-dāna-dharma-parvaṇi indra-mataṅga-saṁvāda-viṣayakaḥ saptaviṁśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sa gayon nagwakas ang ikadalawampu’t pitong kabanata ng bahaging Dāna-dharma sa loob ng Anuśāsana Parva ng banal na Mahābhārata, hinggil sa pag-uusap nina Indra at Mataṅga. Ang pormulang pangwakas na ito’y tanda ng pagtatapos ng isang aral na nakasentro sa etika ng pagbibigay at sa mga pamantayang sinusukat ang tunay na kabutihang-loob at karapat-dapat na gantimpala.
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As a colophon, the verse does not add new doctrine but marks the completion of a teaching unit on dāna-dharma. It frames the preceding Indra–Mataṅga discourse as an ethical instruction on giving—implying that charity is evaluated by dharma (right intention, proper recipient, and righteous means), not merely by outward display.
Bhīṣma concludes the chapter by formally stating that the twenty-seventh adhyāya—centered on the dialogue between Indra and Mataṅga within the Dāna-dharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva—has ended. This is a standard epic closing formula indicating a transition to the next unit of instruction.