Shloka 95
छत्रोपानहदानफलप्रशंसा — Praise of the Merit of Donating Umbrella and Footwear
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि छत्रोपानहोत्पत्तिर्नाम पञ्चनवतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi chatropānahotpattir nāma pañcanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Như vậy, trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Anuśāsana Parva—đặc biệt trong phần nói về dharma của việc bố thí—chương thứ chín mươi lăm, mang tên “Nguồn gốc của chiếc lọng và giày dép”, đã kết thúc.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon marking the close of a chapter within the teachings on dāna-dharma (the ethics of giving). By naming the chapter’s theme—“the origin of the umbrella and footwear”—it frames everyday protective items as part of a moral discourse on gifts, care, and social duty.
The text is concluding a chapter: it formally states the work (Mahābhārata), the larger book (Anuśāsana Parva), the internal section (Dāna-dharma Parva), and the chapter title and number (95th, ‘Chatra-upānah-utpatti’). It is a structural closing formula rather than a new spoken instruction.