Shloka 44
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Post-Accession Settlements and Approach to Vāsudeva (युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्यस्थापनं वासुदेवाभिगमनं च)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें गृह्रोंका विभाजनविषयक चौवालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrī-mahābhārate śānti-parvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsana-parvaṇi gṛhāṇāṃ vibhājana-viṣayakaś catuścatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
So endet im verehrten Mahābhārata, innerhalb des Śānti Parva—genauer im Abschnitt der Unterweisung über die Pflichten des Königtums—dieses vierundvierzigste Kapitel, das von der Teilung und Zuweisung von Haushalten/Gütern handelt.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon marking the completion of a chapter within the royal-duties instruction. By naming the topic—division/allocation of households or estates—it frames the ethical concern of orderly distribution under rājadharma: governance requires clear, fair apportionment to prevent conflict and sustain social stability.
Vaiśaṃpāyana signals that the forty-fourth chapter on the subject of dividing households/estates has ended within the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction section. It is a formal closing statement rather than a new narrative event.