Shloka 316
Aśoka-śāstra: Nārada’s Instruction on the Cessation of Śoka
Grief
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपवके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें याज़्वल्क्य और जनकका संवादविषयक तीन सौ सोलहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate gokṣadharmaparvaṇi yājñavalkya-janaka-saṁvāda-viṣayakaḥ trīśata-ṣoḍaśottara-adhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le trois-cent-seizième chapitre du Mahābhārata, dans le Śānti Parva, au sein de la section du Mokṣa-dharma, exposant le dialogue entre Yājñavalkya et le roi Janaka. Le récit clôt cette unité en marquant solennellement l’achèvement de leur échange d’enseignement.
याज़्ञवल्क्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the end of a chapter; it signals that the chapter’s instruction is framed as a dialogue between the sage Yājñavalkya and King Janaka within the Mokṣa-dharma portion of Śānti Parva, emphasizing liberation-oriented dharma and reflective inquiry.
The text formally concludes the chapter, identifying its placement (Śānti Parva → Mokṣa-dharma section) and its subject (the dialogue of Yājñavalkya and Janaka), functioning as an editorial/narrative closure rather than a spoken verse of doctrine.