Shloka 163
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि धर्मप्रशंसायां त्रिषष्ट्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत अनुशासनपर्वके अन्तर्गत दानधर्मपर्वमें धर्मकी प्रशंशाविषयक एक सौ तिरसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi dharmapraśaṃsāyāṃ triṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Anuśāsana Parva—specifically in the section on the duties of giving (dāna-dharma)—the chapter devoted to the praise of dharma comes to its close as the one-hundred-and-sixty-third chapter. The colophon marks the completion of this unit, underscoring that the discourse has been aimed at affirming dharma as the guiding standard for right conduct, especially through generosity and righteous duty.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon that frames the teaching as 'dharma-praśaṃsā'—the praise and affirmation of dharma—situated within the dāna-dharma context, implying that righteous giving and adherence to duty are central expressions of dharma.
The text is formally closing a chapter within the Anuśāsana Parva. It signals that the discourse (attributed to Bhīṣma in the surrounding narrative) has completed a unit focused on dharma, especially as articulated through the ethics of giving.