Shloka 123
Āśā-prabhava (आशाप्रभव) — On the Rise and Power of Hope/Expectation
Sumitra Itihāsa Begins
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें कामन्दक और आंगरिष्ठका संवादविषयक एक सौ तेईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrī-mahābhārate śānti-parvaṇi antargata-rājadharmānuśāsana-parvaṇi kāmandaka-āṅgariṣṭha-saṃvāda-viṣayaka eka-śata-trayoviṃśat-tamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
So endet das hundertdreiundzwanzigste Kapitel des Mahābhārata im Śānti Parva, innerhalb des Abschnitts über die Unterweisung in den Pflichten des Königtums (Rājadharmānuśāsana), das den Dialog zwischen Kāmandaka und Āṅgariṣṭha behandelt.
कामन्दक उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals the completion of a chapter devoted to rājadharma—ethical and practical instruction for rulers—framed as a dialogue between Kāmandaka and Āṅgariṣṭha.
The text formally closes the chapter, identifying its placement within the Śānti Parva and within the rājadharma instructional section, and naming the dialogue-participants whose discussion constituted the chapter’s content.