Shloka 164
Adhyāya 166: Kṛtaghna-doṣa (कृतघ्नदोषः) — the fault of ingratitude and the limits of expiation
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें नशंयका वर्णनविषयक एक सौ चौंसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antar-gate āpaddharmaparvaṇi naśaṃyā-varṇana-viṣayaka ekaśata-catuḥṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
अशा प्रकारे श्रीमहाभारताच्या शान्तिपर्वातील आपद्धर्मपर्वात ‘नशंया’च्या वर्णनविषयक एकशे चौसष्टावा अध्याय समाप्त झाला।
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This line functions as a colophon marking the completion of a chapter; it signals that the preceding discourse belonged to Āpaddharma (conduct in adversity) and that the chapter’s topic was the description of “Naśaṃyā.”
The text formally closes the chapter within Śānti Parva’s Āpaddharma section, indicating that the discussion attributed to Bhīṣma has reached its end for this adhyāya.