Shloka 102

Tapas-śreṣṭhatā: Anāśana as the Highest Austerity

Bhagīratha–Brahmā Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अंतर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें हस्तिकूट नामक एक सौ दोवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata anuśāsana-parva-ke antargata dāna-dharma-parva-meṃ hastikūṭa nāmaka eka-śata-dvitīyo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, chương thứ một trăm lẻ hai, mang tên “Hastikūṭa”, thuộc phần Dāna-dharma (đạo lý của bố thí) trong Anuśāsana Parva của bộ Mahābhārata tôn kính, đã được kết thúc. Đây là lời khép lại của một cuộc luận bàn xoay quanh đạo đức của sự cho đi và hạnh kiểm chính trực.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• श्रीमहाभारतम्: the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारतम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्वणः: of the Anushasana Parva
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included within; contained in
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dana-dharma Parva (section on the duty of giving)
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• हस्तिकूट: Hastikuta (name/title)
• Type: Noun
• Root: हस्तिकूट
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नामकः: named; called
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नामक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

• द्वितीयः: second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वितीय
• 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 (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

गौतम उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrīmahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma Parva
• Hastikūṭa (Adhyāya title)
• Gautama

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon: it signals the completion of a chapter within the Dāna-dharma discourse, reinforcing the Mahābhārata’s emphasis on dāna (charitable giving) as an essential expression of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rather than advancing the story, the text marks a structural boundary: the chapter titled “Hastikūṭa” (the 102nd in this internal sequence) is declared finished within the Anuśāsana Parva’s section on the dharma of giving.