Shloka 49
Bhīṣma on the Śara-Śayyā: Yudhiṣṭhira and Kṛṣṇa Approach the Eldest for Śānti
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें परशुरामोपाख्यानविषयक उनचासवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvake antargata rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi paraśurāmopākhyānaviṣayakaḥ ūnapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ശാന്തിപർവാന്തർഗതമായ രാജധർമ്മാനുശാസനപർവത്തിൽ പരശുരാമോപാഖ്യാനവിഷയകമായ നാല്പത്തൊമ്പതാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a colophon, emphasizing that the preceding material is situated within rājadharma—ethical instruction for rulers—using the Paraśurāma episode as an illustrative narrative within the broader Śānti Parva’s teachings on peace, governance, and duty.
No new event occurs here; it marks the formal completion of the forty-ninth chapter of the Paraśurāma-related sub-narrative within the Rājadharmānuśāsana section of Śānti Parva.