Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 100

ब्रह्मस्वहरण-निषेधः — Prohibition of Appropriating Brahmin Property

Brahmasva

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अंतर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें अगस्त्य और भ्रगुका संवादनामक सौवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvake antargata dānadharmaparvame Agastya-bhṛgu-kā saṃvāda-nāmakaḥ śatamo ’dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Translation

至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《教诫篇》（Anuśāsana Parva）中，论施舍之法（dāna-dharma）一段，题为《阿伽斯提耶与婆利古之对话》的第一百章告终。

Word by Word

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

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

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

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

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

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dāna-dharma section (parvan)
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अगस्त्य: Agastya
• Type: Noun
• Root: अगस्त्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• भृगुका: Bhṛgukā
• Type: Noun
• Root: भृगुका
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• संवादनामक: named 'dialogue'
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संवादनामक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शततमः: hundredth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

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

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Agastya
• Bhṛgu
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dānadharma Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse functions as a concluding colophon, framing the preceding material as instruction on dāna-dharma—ethical giving as a key component of dharma—presented through the authoritative dialogue of sages.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma marks the completion of the hundredth chapter within the Anuśāsana Parva’s dāna-focused section, identifying it by title as the dialogue between Agastya and Bhṛgu and formally closing the chapter.