Shloka 53
Adhyāya 57: Tapas–Dāna Phala
On the Fruits of Austerity and Giving
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें च्यवन और कुशिकका संवादविषयक तिरपनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraśrīmahābhārata anuśāsanaparvake antargata dānadharmaparvame cyavana-kuśikayoḥ saṃvādaviṣayakaḥ tripañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Sa gayon nagwakas ang ikalimampu’t ikatlong kabanata, na tumatalakay sa pag-uusap nina Cyavana at Kuśika, sa loob ng bahaging Dānadharma ng Anuśāsana Parva ng kagalang-galang na Mahābhārata. Ipinahihiwatig ng pangwakas na tala (colophon) ang pagtatapos ng isang aral na nakasentro sa etika ng pagbibigay at sa mga pamantayang dharmiko na siyang sukatan ng pagkabukas-palad.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself does not add new doctrine; it frames the completed unit as part of Dānadharma—ethical instruction on giving—implying that the preceding dialogue should be read as guidance on righteous generosity and its standards within dharma.
Bhīṣma marks the conclusion of the fifty-third chapter in the Dānadharma section of Anuśāsana Parva, identifying its subject as the dialogue between the sage Cyavana and Kuśika and formally closing that instructional episode.