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Shloka 37

Vipulopākhyāna—Ruci-rakṣā and Śakra’s Māyā (विपुलोपाख्यानम्—रुचिरक्षणं शक्रमाया च)

इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि पात्रपरीक्षायां सप्तत्रिंशो ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें पात्रकी परीक्षाविषयक सैंतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi pātraparīkṣāyāṃ saptatriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ

Như vậy, trong bộ Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Anuśāsana Parva—đặc biệt trong phần nói về dharma của việc bố thí—đã kết thúc chương thứ ba mươi bảy, bàn về sự khảo xét người thọ nhận xứng đáng. Lời kết (colophon) ghi dấu sự hoàn tất của đoạn này, nhấn mạnh rằng bố thí chỉ sinh quả đức khi được trao đúng cho người thật sự đáng nhận.

इतिthus; so; end-quote marker
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
श्रीमहाभारतेin the Śrī-Mahābhārata
श्रीमहाभारते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीमहाभारत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अनुशासनपर्वणिin the Anuśāsana-parvan
अनुशासनपर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअनुशासनपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
दानधर्मपर्वणिin the Dāna-dharma section (parvan)
दानधर्मपर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदानधर्मपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
पात्रपरीक्षायाम्in (the topic of) examination of a worthy recipient
पात्रपरीक्षायाम्:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootपात्रपरीक्षा
FormFeminine, Locative, Singular
सप्तत्रिंशःthirty-seventh
सप्तत्रिंशः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसप्तत्रिंश
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अध्यायःchapter
अध्यायः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअध्याय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

Ś
Śrī Mahābhārata
A
Anuśāsana Parva
D
Dāna-dharma Parva (section)
P
Pātraparīkṣā (topic/subject)

Educational Q&A

The colophon highlights the ethical principle that giving (dāna) is not merely an act of generosity but a dharmic practice whose value depends greatly on the worthiness (pātratā) of the recipient; hence the need for ‘pātraparīkṣā’, careful discernment in charity.

This line is a concluding colophon stating that a chapter has ended: within the Anuśāsana Parvan’s discourse on the dharma of giving, the unit dealing with ‘examining the recipient’ is completed (the thirty-seventh chapter of that thematic sequence).