Shloka 112
Vetasa-Nīti: The Reed and the Flood (वेतस-नीति)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ा भारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वनें ऊँटकी गर्दनकी कथाविषयक एक सौ बारहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvake antargata rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi uṇṭa-gardanasya kathā-viṣayaka ekaśata-dvādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically in the section on the instruction of royal dharma—the one hundred and twelfth chapter, dealing with the narrative known as “the camel’s neck,” comes to its close.
उड्ड उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals that a didactic story used to support instruction in rājadharma (royal ethics and governance) has concluded. Its pedagogical function is to frame the preceding narrative as part of a structured ethical teaching for rulers.
The text announces the completion of the 112th chapter within Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction section, identifying the chapter’s subject as the “camel’s neck” story. It is an editorial/narrative closure marker rather than an event within the story itself.