Shloka 116

Dāna-Śreṣṭhatā: On the Superiority of Giving

Maitreya–Vyāsa Exemplum

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत अनुशासनपरव्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्म पर्वमें अहिंसाके फलका वर्णनविषयक एक सौ सोलहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsana-parvaṇi antargate dāna-dharma-parvaṇi ahiṁsāyāḥ phala-varṇana-viṣayaka eka-śata-ṣoḍaśatamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong Mahābhārata thiêng liêng, thuộc Anuśāsana Parva, trong phần về dharma của bố thí, chương thứ một trăm mười sáu—chuyên thuật về quả báo của ahimsa (bất bạo hại)—đã khép lại.

Word by Word

• एवम्: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• प्रकारेण: in this manner/way
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रीमहा-भारते: in the great glorious Mahabharata
• श्रीमहा-भारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहा-भारत
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासन-पर्वणि: in the Anushasana Parva
• अनुशासन-पर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासन-पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• दान-धर्म-पर्वणि: in the section on the dharma of giving
• दान-धर्म-पर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान-धर्म-पर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अहिंसा-फल-वर्णन-विषयकः: concerning the description of the fruit of non-violence
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहिंसा-फल-वर्णन-विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एक-शत-षोडशः: one hundred and sixteenth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक-शत-षोडश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed/ended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma (section)
• Ahiṁsā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This closing colophon highlights the chapter’s ethical focus: the fruits (phala) of ahiṁsā—non-violence—as a central dharmic virtue, presented within the broader instruction on righteous conduct and charitable duty.

What is happening in the narrative?

Rather than advancing the story, this line functions as a formal end-of-chapter marker, stating that the 116th chapter—on describing the results of non-violence—has concluded within the Anuśāsana Parva’s Dana-dharma section.