Shloka 159
त्रिवर्गविचारः
Tri-varga Deliberation: Dharma, Artha, Kāma
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाा भारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें अज्ञानका माहात्म्यविषयक एक सौ उनसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate āpaddharmaparvaṇi ajñānasya māhātmyaviṣayaka ekaśata-unasaṣṭitamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಶಾಂತಿಪರ್ವದ ಅಂತರಗತ ಆಪದ್ಧರ್ಮಪರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ‘ಅಜ್ಞಾನಮಾಹಾತ್ಮ್ಯ’ ವಿಷಯಕ ನೂರ ಐವತ್ತೊಂಬತ್ತನೇ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the end of a chapter whose stated theme is the ‘māhātmya’ (significance/praise) of ajñāna (ignorance) within Āpaddharma—framing the discussion as guidance about conduct and judgment under distress, where knowledge, uncertainty, and human limitation become ethically relevant.
The text is concluding a chapter in the Śānti Parva (within the Āpaddharma section). It functions as an editorial/narrative closure rather than spoken dialogue content, signaling that the chapter on the topic has finished.