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
かくして、『シュリー・マハーバーラタ』寂静篇（Śānti Parva）に属するゴークシャ・ダルマ（Gokṣa-dharma）章中、シュカデーヴァ（Śukadeva）の追問を扱う第二百五十一章は終わる。この結語の奥書は、ひとまとまりの教説が完結したことを示し、法（dharma）をめぐる問いと解明が段階的に重ねられる構造として全体を締めくくる。
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.