Shloka 186
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि जीवस्वरूपाक्षेपे षडशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi jīvasvarūpākṣepe ṣaḍaśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically the Mokṣa-dharma section—concludes the one-hundred-and-eighty-seventh chapter, entitled “The Examination/Refutation concerning the True Nature of the Individual Self (jīva).”
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This colophon signals that the chapter’s focus is a philosophical inquiry into the jīva’s true nature—framing liberation-oriented ethics around correct understanding of the self, typically through objections and clarifications in a debate style.
The line is a concluding colophon marking the end of a chapter in the Śānti Parva’s Mokṣa-dharma section, identifying the chapter’s theme as an examination of the individual self (jīva).