Shloka 255
तुलाधार-उपदेशः
Tulādhāra’s Instruction to Jājali on Ahiṃsā and Abhaya-dāna
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि शुकानुप्रश्ने पञ्चपञ्चाशदधिकद्वधिशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukānupraśne pañcapañcāśad-adhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein du Śānti Parva—plus précisément dans la section Mokṣa-dharma—s’achève le deux-cent-cinquante-cinquième chapitre, dans le cadre de l’interrogation de Śuka. Il s’agit d’un colophon conclusif marquant la clôture du chapitre, plutôt que d’un vers doctrinal prononcé dans le récit.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon (ending formula), not a teaching verse. Its function is to identify the textual location—Śānti Parva, Mokṣa-dharma section—and to mark the completion of the chapter connected with Śuka’s inquiry.
No narrative action occurs here; it is the editorial/recitational closure of the chapter, signaling that the discussion framed as Śuka’s questions has reached the end of this adhyāya.