Shloka 120
Sāma (Sāntva) and Dāna: The Brāhmaṇa’s Conciliatory Release from a Rākṣasa
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें मैत्रेयकी भिक्षाविषयक एक सौ बीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi antargate dānadharmaparvaṇi maitreya-bhikṣā-viṣayaka eka-śata-viṁśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ một trăm hai mươi, nói về cuộc luận bàn của Maitreya liên quan đến việc thọ nhận bố thí và hạnh khất thực, thuộc phần Dāna-dharma trong Anuśāsana Parva của bộ Mahābhārata thiêng liêng.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line primarily marks closure, but it frames the chapter’s ethical focus: dāna-dharma (the duty and discipline of giving) and bhikṣā (alms) as regulated practices tied to righteousness—how one gives, and how a mendicant receives, in a manner consistent with dharma.
Vyāsa’s concluding notice announces that the chapter dealing with Maitreya’s subject of alms has ended, situating it within the Dāna-dharma portion of the Anuśāsana Parva. It functions as an editorial/narrative boundary rather than a new event in the story.