अध्याय १५२: लोभः पापस्य मूलम् — Greed as the Root of Wrongdoing
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि इन्द्रोतपारिक्षितीये एकपडज्चाशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi indrotapārikṣitīye ekapañcāśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di bawah Śānti Parva—khususnya bahagian Āpaddharma tentang dharma ketika kesusahan—berakhirlah bab yang ke-seratus lima puluh satu, dalam sub-episod mengenai Indrota dan Raja Parīkṣit. Ini ialah kolofon penutup yang menandai tamatnya wacana tentang dharma di bawah tekanan dan bencana.
जनमेजय उवाच
This line is a colophon rather than a teaching verse; it frames the ethical setting by locating the discourse within Āpaddharma—guidance on how dharma is to be understood and practiced under crisis, when ordinary rules may require careful, principled adaptation.
The text is closing a chapter: it announces that the 151st chapter has concluded within the Śānti Parva’s Āpaddharma section, in the sub-narrative connected with Indrota and King Parikṣit.