Shloka 124
आशा-कृशता उपाख्यानम्
The Episode on the Emaciation Caused by Hope
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें शीलवर्णनविषयक एक सौ चौबीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṁ Śrīmahābhārate Śāntiparvaṇi antar-gate Rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi śīla-varṇana-viṣayaka eka-śata-caturviṁśat-tamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രിമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ശാന്തിപർവാന്തർഗതമായ രാജധർമാനുശാസനപർവത്തിൽ ശീലവർണനവിഷയക നൂറ്റി ഇരുപത്തിനാലാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon marking the completion of a chapter whose subject is śīla—ethical character and good conduct—presented within the broader instruction on rājadharma (the duties and standards of kingship).
Rather than advancing the story, the text signals closure: it formally announces that the chapter on describing śīla, situated in the Rājadharmānuśāsana portion of the Śānti Parva, has ended.