Shloka 34

पात्रलक्षण-परिक्षा (Pātra-Lakṣaṇa Parīkṣā) — Criteria for a Worthy Recipient

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि पृथ्वीवासुदेवसंवादे चतुस्त्रिंशो 5ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi pṛthvī-vāsudeva-saṃvāde catuḥstriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong thánh sử Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Anuśāsana Parva—đặc biệt là phần Dāna-dharma—chương thứ ba mươi bốn, được trình bày như cuộc đối thoại giữa Đất Mẹ (Pṛthvī) và Vāsudeva, đã kết thúc. Lời kết này đánh dấu sự khép lại bối cảnh giáo huấn, nơi các nguyên tắc đạo đức của bố thí được đặt trong một cuộc đàm đạo linh thiêng.

Word by Word

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

• श्री: auspiciousness; venerable (honorific)
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

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

• अनुशासनपर्वणि: in the Anuśāsana-parvan
• अनुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dāna-dharma section
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पृथ्वीवासुदेवसंवादे: in the dialogue of Pṛthvī and Vāsudeva
• पृथ्वीवासुदेवसंवादे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: पृथ्वीवासुदेवसंवाद
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• चतुस्त्रिंशः: thirty-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुस्त्रिंश
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma Parva
• Pṛthvī (Earth)
• Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it frames the ethical instruction as belonging to the dāna-dharma (the duty and right practice of giving) and situates it within a sacred dialogue, underscoring that charity is treated as a formal, scripturally grounded component of dharma.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is closing a chapter: it announces that, within the Anuśāsana Parva’s section on charity, the chapter connected with the conversation between Pṛthvī (Earth) and Vāsudeva has concluded.