Shloka 171
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि कृतघ्नोपाख्याने एकसप्तत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi kṛtaghnopākhyāne ekasaptatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the one-hundred-and-seventy-second chapter of the Śānti Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section on conduct in times of distress (Āpaddharma), in the episode known as the ‘Tale of the Ungrateful.’
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, the line signals closure of a didactic unit situated in Āpaddharma and framed as the ‘Kṛtaghnopākhyāna’—an illustrative tale meant to warn against kṛtaghnatā (ingratitude) and to reinforce ethical norms of remembering and repaying benefaction, especially under distress.
This is not a spoken verse of plot but a formal concluding marker: it announces that the chapter has ended, identifies its placement (Śānti Parva → Āpaddharma section), and names the embedded episode (‘Kṛtaghnopākhyāna’).