Shloka 64
Cāturāśramya-dharma—Marks of the Four Āśramas (चातुराश्रम्यधर्मः)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें वर्णाश्रम धर्मका वर्णनविषयक चौंसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Śāntiparvaṇi antargate Rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi varṇāśramadharmasya varṇanaviṣayakaḥ catuḥṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Ainsi s’achève le soixante-quatrième chapitre de la section Rājadharmānuśāsana, au sein du Śānti Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, chapitre consacré à l’exposé du dharma du varṇa-āśrama (les quatre ordres et les quatre étapes de la vie).
इन्द्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon concluding a chapter whose subject is varṇāśrama-dharma—ethical duties structured by social roles (varṇa) and life-stages (āśrama)—presented within the broader instruction on rājadharma (the responsibilities of rulership and public order).
Rather than advancing dialogue, the text formally marks the end of the sixty-fourth chapter in the Rājadharmānuśāsana section of Śānti Parva, signaling that the exposition on varṇāśrama-dharma has been completed.