Shloka 87

Śrāddha-dvija-parīkṣā: Paṅkti-dūṣa and Paṅkti-pāvana (श्राद्धे द्विजपरीक्षा—पङ्क्तिदूष-पङ्क्तिपावन)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानथधर्मपर्वणि श्राद्धकल्पे सप्ताशीतितमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi śrāddhakalpe saptāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ tám mươi bảy trong Anuśāsana Parva của Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc phần nói về dharma của bố thí, trong đoạn bàn về quy tắc và nghi thức của lễ śrāddha. Khung truyện vẫn là lời giáo huấn của Bhīṣma, nhấn mạnh rằng bố thí chân chính và việc cúng tế tổ tiên đúng pháp là những yếu tố thiết yếu của dharma.

Word by Word

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the auspicious Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the section (parvan) on the dharma of giving
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• श्राद्धकल्पे: in the Śrāddha-ritual chapter/topic
• श्राद्धकल्पे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्राद्धकल्प
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• सप्ताशीतितमः: eighty-seventh
• Type: Adjective
• Root: सप्ताशीतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma (section on charity)
• Śrāddha (ancestral rite)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a chapter-colophon, the line signals closure of a unit of instruction: dharma is upheld through disciplined giving (dāna) and through properly performed śrāddha rites, which express gratitude to ancestors and sustain social-religious order.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is concluding a chapter within Bhīṣma’s discourse. It identifies the larger book (Anuśāsana Parva) and the sub-topic (dāna-dharma and śrāddha procedure), marking the end of the eighty-seventh chapter of that śrāddha-focused portion.