Mahabharata — Anushasana Parva, Shloka 162
इति श्रीमहाभारते अनुशासनपर्वणि दानधर्मपर्वणि धर्मप्रमाणकथने द्विषष्ट्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate anuśāsanaparvaṇi dānadharmaparvaṇi dharmapramāṇakathane dviṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Así concluye el capítulo ciento sesenta y dos del Anuśāsana Parva del Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro de la sección sobre el dharma de la dádiva (dāna-dharma), en el discurso acerca de los criterios y pruebas autorizadas del dharma.
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This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it frames the chapter as part of a larger ethical instruction on dāna (charitable giving) and on dharma-pramāṇa—how dharma is established through recognized authorities and standards.
The text is marking the formal close of the chapter within the Anuśāsana Parva. It signals that the preceding discourse—attributed in context to Bhīṣma’s instruction—has concluded for this chapter and identifies its thematic placement in the work.