Shloka 251
धर्मलक्षण-प्रश्नः (Marks and Sources of Dharma) | Chapter 251: Inquiry into the Definition of Dharma
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें शुकदेवका अनुप्रश्नविषयक दी सौ इक्यावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāreṇa śrī-mahābhārata-śānti-parva-antargata-gokṣa-dharma-parvaṇi śukadevasya anuprasna-viṣayakaḥ dvi-śata-eka-pañcāśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le deux-cent cinquante et unième chapitre du Śānti Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, dans la section Gokṣa-dharma, portant sur les questions de suivi de Śukadeva. Ce colophon final marque l’achèvement de cette unité d’enseignement, encadrant le discours comme une enquête structurée sur le dharma, faite de questions successives et d’éclaircissements.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it emphasizes the pedagogical method of dharma-teaching through disciplined inquiry (anuprasna), where understanding is refined by follow-up questions and structured completion of topics.
Vyāsa signals the formal end of Adhyāya 251 in the Śānti Parva, specifying that this chapter belongs to the Gokṣa-dharma section and that its subject is Śukadeva’s follow-up questioning; it is an editorial/narrative closure marker.