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Shloka 33

पात्रलक्षण-परिक्षा (Pātra-Lakṣaṇa Parīkṣā) — Criteria for a Worthy Recipient

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें ब्राह्मणकी प्रशंसा नामक तैतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvake antargata dānadharmaparvaṇi brāhmaṇasya praśaṃsā nāma trayastriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

至此,《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《阿努沙娑那篇》“布施之法”(Dāna-dharma)中,题为《赞颂婆罗门》的第三十三章告终。此结语表明该段论述已圆满:在施与与正行的语境中,推崇礼敬婆罗门——学识、克制与法(dharma)的承载者——这一伦理与社会理想。

इतिthus; end-quote marker
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
प्रकारम्manner; way
प्रकारम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootप्रकार
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
श्रीमहाभारतेin the Śrī-Mahābhārata
श्रीमहाभारते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीमहाभारत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अनुशासनपर्वणिin the Anuśāsana-parvan
अनुशासनपर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootअनुशासनपर्व
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
अन्तर्गतincluded; contained within
अन्तर्गत:
TypeAdjective
Rootअन्तर्गत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
दानधर्मपर्वणिin the Dāna-dharma-parvan (section on the duty of giving)
दानधर्मपर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदानधर्मपर्व
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
ब्राह्मणप्रशंसाpraise of the Brāhmaṇa
ब्राह्मणप्रशंसा:
TypeNoun
Rootब्राह्मणप्रशंसा
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
नामnamed; called
नाम:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootनाम
त्रयस्त्रिंशत्तमःthirty-third
त्रयस्त्रिंशत्तमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootत्रयस्त्रिंशत्तम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अध्यायःchapter
अध्यायः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअध्याय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
सम्पूर्णःcompleted; finished
सम्पूर्णः:
TypeAdjective
Rootसम्पूर्ण
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अभवत्was; became
अभवत्:
TypeVerb
Rootभू
FormImperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

भीष्म उवाच

M
Mahābhārata
A
Anuśāsana Parva
D
Dāna-dharma (section)
B
Brāhmaṇa

Educational Q&A

As a concluding colophon, the verse chiefly marks completion, but it also frames the chapter’s ethical emphasis: within the dharma of giving, honoring the Brāhmaṇa symbolizes respect for learning, self-control, and the custodianship of sacred and moral knowledge.

The text is closing a chapter: it announces that the thirty-third chapter titled “Praise of the Brāhmaṇa,” situated within the Dāna-dharma portion of the Anuśāsana Parva, has ended.