Shloka 54
Adhyāya 55 — Yudhiṣṭhira’s Hesitation and Bhīṣma’s Authorization of Inquiry
Rājadharma Prelude
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें श्रीकृष्ण- वाक्यविषयक चौवनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata rājadharmānuśāsanaparva-meṃ śrīkṛṣṇa-vākya-viṣayaka catuḥpañcāśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat
এইভাবে শ্রীমহাভারতের শান্তিপর্বের অন্তর্গত রাজধর্মানুশাসনপর্বে শ্রীকৃষ্ণবাক্যবিষয়ক চুয়ান্নতম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হল।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it marks the completion of a chapter whose subject is Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s counsel, situated within the broader instruction on rājadharma (the ethical duties of rulers) in the Śānti Parva.
The text is closing a chapter and formally locating it within the Mahābhārata’s structure—Śānti Parva, specifically the Rājadharmānuśāsana section—indicating that the unit dealing with Kṛṣṇa’s statements has concluded.