Shloka 193
Jñāna-yoga and Karma-phala: Manu–Bṛhaspati on Akṣara and the Limits of Mantra
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि भीष्मयुधिष्ठटिर संवादे आचारविधौ त्रिनवत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi bhīṣma-yudhiṣṭhira-saṃvāde ācāravidhau tri-navaty-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, pada Śānti Parva—khususnya bahagian Mokṣa-dharma—dalam dialog antara Bhīṣma dan Yudhiṣṭhira, bab tentang peraturan tata laku yang benar (ācāra-vidhi) berakhir: bab yang ke-seratus sembilan puluh tiga.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon marking the close of a chapter devoted to ācāra (right conduct). Its ethical emphasis is that dharma is to be learned and transmitted through structured instruction—here, Bhīṣma’s authoritative teaching to Yudhiṣṭhira within the Mokṣa-dharma framework.
The text is concluding a chapter in the Śānti Parvan. Bhīṣma, speaking to Yudhiṣṭhira, has been expounding the discipline of proper conduct; this closing formula identifies the work, the parvan/section, the interlocutors, the topic (ācāravidhi), and the chapter number.