Shloka 92

सक्तुदानमहिमा — The Merit of Justly-Earned Charity

Kapotī Brāhmaṇa and Dharma as Atithi

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपर्वके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वरमें नकुलोपाख्यानविषयक बानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate āśvamedhika-parvake antargata anugītā-parvaṇi nakulopākhyāna-viṣayakaḥ dvānavati-tamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《马祭篇》（Aśvamedhika Parva）中《阿努歌谛》（Anugītā）部分所载“那俱罗事迹”第九十二章告终。此结尾题记标示一段叙事单元的完成，旨在以典范故事与训诫保存并传递伦理省思。

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

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

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

• आश्वमेधिकपर्वणि: in the Ashvamedhika Parva
• आश्वमेधिकपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: आश्वमेधिकपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included; contained within
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अनुगीतापर्वणि: in the Anugita Parva (section)
• अनुगीतापर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अनुगीतापर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• नकुलोपाख्यानविषयकः: having the subject of the Nakula-episode
• Type: Adjective
• Root: नकुलोपाख्यानविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्वानविंशतितमः: twenty-second
• Type: Adjective
• Root: द्वानविंशतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

• समाप्तः: completed; finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Āśvamedhika Parva
• Anugītā Parvan
• Nakula

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it emphasizes orderly preservation of the tradition by marking the completion of a chapter within a larger ethical-didactic section (Anugītā), where instruction is conveyed through narrative framing.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator (Vaiśampāyana) formally closes the chapter, stating that the ninety-second chapter dealing with the Nakula episode in the Anugītā portion of the Aśvamedhika Parva has concluded.