Shloka 64
Kṣātra-Dharma, Daṇḍanīti, and Social Order
Indra–Māndhātṛ Dialogue
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि वर्णाश्रमधर्मकथने चतु:षष्टितमो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi varṇāśramadharmakathane catuḥṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
এইভাবে শ্রীমহাভারতের শান্তিপর্বে রাজধর্মানুশাসনপর্বের অন্তর্গত বর্ণাশ্রমধর্ম-বর্ণনা প্রসঙ্গে চৌষট্টিতম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হল।
इन्द्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals that the chapter’s instruction has concluded, situating the teaching within Śānti Parva’s rājadharma (ethics of kingship) and the exposition of varṇāśrama-dharma (duties by social role and life-stage).
The text formally closes the chapter by naming the larger book (Śānti Parva), the internal section (Rājadharmānuśāsana), the topic (varṇāśrama-dharma discourse), and the chapter count (64th). It functions as an editorial/narrative marker of completion.