Shloka 132
Kośa-saṃjanana and Subtle Dharma
Treasury Formation and Fine-Grained Ethics
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें राजर्षियोंका चरित्र नामक एक सौ बत्तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata āpaddharmaparva-meṁ rājarṣīṇāṁ caritra nāma eka-śata-battiśvāṁ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ huā
Thus concludes the one hundred and thirty-second chapter, entitled “The Conduct of Royal Sages,” within the Āpaddharma section of the Śānti Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata. This closing colophon signals the completion of a unit of instruction on dharma in times of crisis, framed through exemplary narratives of king-sages.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line itself does not add new instruction; it marks the completion of a chapter focused on āpaddharma—how rulers and the righteous should uphold dharma under distress—illustrated through the exemplary conduct (caritra) of rājarṣis.
The text is closing a chapter within the Śānti Parva’s Āpaddharma section, indicating that the chapter titled “Rājarṣīṇāṁ Caritra” has ended; it functions as an editorial/narrative boundary rather than spoken dialogue.