Shloka 94

Chatra–Upānah Dāna: Origin Narrative

Jamadagni–Reṇukā–Sūrya Saṃvāda

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि शपथविधिनाम चतुर्नवतितमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi śapathavidhināṃ caturṇavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong bộ Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Anuśāsana Parva—đặc biệt trong phần nói về đạo lý của bố thí (dāna-dharma)—chương thứ chín mươi bốn, bàn về nghi thức và quy tắc đúng đắn liên quan đến lời thề, đã kết thúc. Dòng kết (colophon) này đánh dấu sự khép lại của một đơn vị giáo huấn, đặt nền tảng cho hạnh kiểm đạo đức qua lời nói được chế định và những lời nguyện thề trang nghiêm.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति
• Form: Avyaya (quotative/closure particle)

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the venerable 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 on the dharma of gifts (Dāna-dharma-parvan)
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शपथविधीनाम्: of the procedures/rites of oaths
• शपथविधीनाम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शपथविधि
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Plural

• चतुर्नवतितमः: the ninety-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुर्नवतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

अगस्त्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dāna-dharma Parva
• Śapatha-vidhi (oath procedures)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a chapter-colophon, the line primarily signals closure, but it points to the ethical focus of the chapter: the disciplined use of oaths (śapatha) under prescribed rules (vidhi), implying that truth-commitments and solemn speech are part of dharma, especially in contexts like charity and social obligation.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is not a spoken narrative verse but a concluding colophon: it announces that, within the Mahābhārata’s Anuśāsana Parva and the dāna-dharma section, the ninety-fourth chapter—on procedures concerning oaths—has ended.