Shloka 103
Kṣemadarśa–Kālakavṛkṣīya Saṃvāda: Counsel on Impermanence, Non-attachment, and Composure in Dispossession
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमानुशासनपर्वमें इन्द्र और ब॒हस्पतिका संवादविषयक एक सौ तीनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi indra-bṛhaspati-saṁvāda-viṣayaka ekaśata-trayodaśo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the one-hundred-and-third chapter of the Śānti Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section on the instruction of royal duties, whose subject is the dialogue between Indra and Bṛhaspati.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon marking the completion of a chapter centered on rājadharma (the ethical duties of rulers), framed through the instructive dialogue of Indra and Bṛhaspati.
The text signals the end of the chapter: within the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction section, the discourse between Indra and Bṛhaspati has concluded.