Shloka 27

Vītahavya’s Attainment of Brāhmaṇya (Vītahavya–Vipratva) | वीतहव्यस्य ब्राह्मण्यप्राप्तिः

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें इन्द्र और मतंगका संवादविषयक सत्ताईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsana-parvaṇi antargata-dāna-dharma-parvaṇi indra-mataṅga-saṁvāda-viṣayakaḥ saptaviṁśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, chương thứ hai mươi bảy của phần Dāna-dharma, thuộc Anuśāsana Parva của bộ Mahābhārata thiêng liêng—nói về cuộc đối thoại giữa Indra và Mataṅga—đã kết thúc. Lời kết này báo hiệu sự hoàn tất của một đoạn giáo huấn, xoay quanh đạo lý bố thí và những chuẩn mực dùng để xét định công đức chân thật.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

• श्री: revered / auspicious (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारते: in the Mahabharata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्वणि: in the Anushasana Parva
• अनुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dana-dharma section (parva)
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• इन्द्र: of Indra
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• मतङ्ग: of Matanga
• Type: Noun
• Root: मतङ्ग
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संवाद: of the dialogue
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विषयक: concerning / pertaining to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सप्तविंश: twenty-seventh
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्तविंश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Indra
• Mataṅga
• Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse does not add new doctrine but marks the completion of a teaching unit on dāna-dharma. It frames the preceding Indra–Mataṅga discourse as an ethical instruction on giving—implying that charity is evaluated by dharma (right intention, proper recipient, and righteous means), not merely by outward display.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma concludes the chapter by formally stating that the twenty-seventh adhyāya—centered on the dialogue between Indra and Mataṅga within the Dāna-dharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva—has ended. This is a standard epic closing formula indicating a transition to the next unit of instruction.