Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 55
Dāna-Śreṣṭhatā: Abhaya, Anugraha, and the Ethics of Honoring the Worthy (दानश्रेष्ठता: अभय-अनुग्रह-विप्रपूजा)
इति श्रीमहा भारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि च्यवनकुशिकसंवादो नाम पञ्चपज्चाशत्तमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi cyavanakuśikasaṃvādo nāma pañcapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sa gayon, sa Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Anuśāsana Parva—lalo na sa bahaging Dāna-dharma—nagtatapos ang ika-55 kabanata na pinamagatang “Ang Pag-uusap nina Cyavana at Kuśika.” Itinatanghal ng pangwakas na kolofon ang aral bilang isang pagsisiyasat na moral tungkol sa dāna (pagiging mapagbigay) at sa wastong batayang etikal nito.
कुशिक उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse is a colophon marking the close of a chapter situated in the Dāna-dharma section, emphasizing that the surrounding discourse should be read as ethical instruction on the duty and principles of giving.
The text signals the conclusion of the chapter titled “Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue,” identifying its placement within the Anuśāsana Parva and the Dāna-dharma subsection, thereby closing that unit of instruction.