Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Ātma-saṃyama (Marks of Social Conduct and Self-Restraint) | वर्णलक्षणम् एवं आत्मसंयमः
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि एकाशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय: ।। २८१३१ || इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें एक सौ इक्यासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi ekāśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 28131 ||
Así, en el Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro del Śānti Parva y en particular de la sección Mokṣa-dharma, concluye el capítulo centésimo octogésimo primero. (Se trata de un colofón que marca el fin del capítulo, no de un verso doctrinal.)
भीष्म उवाच
This line is a colophon, not a teaching verse. Its function is to mark the completion of a chapter and to locate it within the Mahābhārata’s Śānti Parva, Mokṣa-dharma section.
The narrative pauses: the text signals that the chapter has ended. Although attributed under 'Bhīṣma uvāca' in the running context, this specific line serves as an editorial/structural closure rather than spoken dialogue.