Shloka 238
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें शुकदेवका अनुप्रश्नविषयक दी सौ अड़तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukadevasya anuprasna-viṣayakaḥ dvi-śata-aṣṭatriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le deux-cent-trente-huitième chapitre de la section Mokṣadharma du Śānti Parva du Mahābhārata sacré, portant sur les questions de suivi de Śukadeva. Ce colophon final marque l’achèvement d’un enseignement méditatif tourné vers la délivrance, et rappelle que l’intelligence éthique et spirituelle progresse par l’art de questionner avec discipline et de clarifier avec rigueur.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights the pedagogical value of anuprasna—careful follow-up questioning—as a means to refine understanding of dharma and mokṣa; wisdom is presented as something clarified through inquiry and completion of structured discourse.
This is an end-of-chapter closing statement: it marks the completion of the 238th chapter within the Mokṣadharma portion of the Śānti Parva, specifically the chapter whose subject is Śukadeva’s follow-up questions.