Shloka 163
Virūpākṣa’s Dāna and Gautama’s Burden — the approach of Rājadharma
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्चमें लोभनिरूपणविषयक एक सौ तिरसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata-Śāntiparva-antargata Āpaddharmaparvaṇi lobha-nirūpaṇa-viṣayaka ekaśata-triṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
So endet das hundertdreiundsechzigste Kapitel des Āpaddharma-Abschnitts innerhalb des Śānti Parva des Śrī Mahābhārata, ein Kapitel, das der Betrachtung der Gier (lobha) gewidmet ist.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter’s stated focus is the ethical examination of lobha (greed), implying that greed is a key moral fault to be understood and restrained, especially within discussions of dharma and conduct under difficult circumstances (āpaddharma).
This line is a colophon-style closing statement: Bhīṣma’s discourse segment concludes, marking the completion of the 163rd chapter in the Āpaddharma portion of the Śānti Parva, identified as dealing with the topic of greed.