Shloka 180
Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Ātma-saṃyama (Marks of Social Conduct and Self-Restraint) | वर्णलक्षणम् एवं आत्मसंयमः
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें गीदड़ और काश्यपका संवादविषयक एक सौ अस्सीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata-śānti-parva-antargata-mokṣadharma-parvaṇi gīdara-kāśyapa-saṃvāda-viṣayaka ekaśata-aśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le cent quatre-vingtième chapitre de la section Mokṣadharma, au sein du Śānti Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, consacré au dialogue entre le chacal et Kaśyapa. Ce colophon de clôture marque l’achèvement d’un récit d’enseignement, présenté comme une discussion morale et spirituelle visant une conduite tournée vers la délivrance (mokṣa).
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a concluding colophon rather than a doctrinal statement; it frames the preceding material as a Mokṣadharma-oriented dialogue, indicating that the chapter’s purpose is ethical and spiritual instruction aimed at liberation (mokṣa) through right understanding and conduct.
The text announces the completion of the 180th chapter in the Mokṣadharma section of the Śānti Parva, specifying that its subject was the dialogue between the jackal (gīdara) and the sage Kāśyapa, and marking the end of that chapter’s discourse.