Shloka 55

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

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि च्यवनकुशिकसंवादो नाम पञ्चपज्चाशत्तमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi cyavanakuśikasaṃvādo nāma pañcapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Anuśāsana Parva—đặc biệt là phần Dāna-dharma—chương thứ năm mươi lăm mang tên “Cuộc đối thoại của Cyavana và Kuśika” đã kết thúc. Lời kết này đặt bài dạy như một cuộc vấn đáp đạo đức về dāna (lòng hào hiệp bố thí) và nền tảng luân lý đúng đắn của nó.

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

• च्यवनकुशिकसंवादः: the dialogue of Cyavana and Kuśika
• च्यवनकुशिकसंवादः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: च्यवनकुशिकसंवाद
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• नाम: named; called
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नाम

• पञ्चपञ्चाशत्तमः: fifty-fifth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चपञ्चाशत्तम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

कुशिक उवाच

Characters & Entities

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

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse is a colophon marking the close of a chapter situated in the Dāna-dharma section, emphasizing that the surrounding discourse should be read as ethical instruction on the duty and principles of giving.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the conclusion of the chapter titled “Cyavana–Kuśika Dialogue,” identifying its placement within the Anuśāsana Parva and the Dāna-dharma subsection, thereby closing that unit of instruction.