Shloka 28

Pūjya-namaskārya-prakaraṇa

On Those Worthy of Honor and Salutation

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें इन्द्र और मतज्ञका संवादविषयक अट्ठाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvake antargata-dānadharmaparvaṇi indra-matijña-saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ aṣṭāviṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《教诫篇》（Anuśāsana Parva）中《施法品》（Dānadharma）第二十八章告终，所述为因陀罗与智者通达者（Matijña）之对话。此结尾题记宣示一段教诲已毕，其旨在阐明布施之伦理，以及引导正当慷慨的明辨之智。

Word by Word

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

• प्रकारेण: in this manner
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the (holy) Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अनुशासनपर्वणि: in the Anushasana Parva
• अनुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुशासनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

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

• दानधर्मपर्वणि: in the Dana-dharma Parva
• दानधर्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दानधर्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• इन्द्र: Indra
• Type: Noun
• Root: इन्द्र
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• मतज्ञ: the knower of opinions/doctrines (Matagya)
• Type: Noun
• Root: मतज्ञ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• संवादविषयक: concerning the dialogue
• Type: Adjective
• Root: संवादविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अष्टाविंशतितमः: twenty-eighth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अष्टाविंशतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed/ended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Indra
• Matijña
• Mahābhārata
• Anuśāsana Parva
• Dānadharma Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon marking the completion of a chapter within the Dānadharma section; it frames the preceding material as instruction on the dharma of giving, guided by discernment (mati) and ethical judgment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma’s discourse reaches the end of a chapter that presented a dialogue between Indra and Matijña; the text formally closes that unit by naming the parva/section and the chapter number.