Shloka 54

Dāna-Śreṣṭhatā: Abhaya, Anugraha, and the Ethics of Honoring the Worthy (दानश्रेष्ठता: अभय-अनुग्रह-विप्रपूजा)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें च्यवन और कुशिकका संवादविषयक चौवनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata anuśāsana-parva-ke antargata dāna-dharma-parva-me cyavana aura kuśika-kā saṁvāda-viṣayaka catuḥpañcāśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat

Translation

Như vậy, chương thứ năm mươi tư của phần Dāna-dharma thuộc Anuśāsana Parva trong Śrī Mahābhārata—nói về cuộc đối thoại giữa Cyavana và Kuśika—đã kết thúc. Lời kết này báo hiệu sự hoàn mãn của một đơn vị giáo huấn về đạo lý bố thí và hạnh kiểm chính pháp, được triển khai qua cuộc đàm đạo của hai vị.

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

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

• महाभारतम्: Mahabharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्वणः: of the Anushasana Parva
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained (within)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dānadharma-parvan
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• च्यवन: Chyavana (sage)
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवन
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• कुशिक: Kushika
• Type: Noun
• Root: कुशिक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संवाद: dialogue
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• चतुर्पञ्चाशत्तमः: fifty-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्पञ्चाशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

Speaker

कुशिक उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma Parva
• Cyavana
• Kuśika

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a concluding colophon, the verse itself does not add a new injunction; it frames the completed chapter as part of the Dāna-dharma teachings, emphasizing that the preceding dialogue’s focus is righteous giving and ethical conduct.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text marks the end of the fifty-fourth chapter in the Dāna-dharma section of the Anuśāsana Parva, identifying its subject as the dialogue between the sage Cyavana and Kuśika.