Varṇa-lakṣaṇa and Ātma-saṃyama (Marks of Social Conduct and Self-Restraint) | वर्णलक्षणम् एवं आत्मसंयमः
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत मोक्षधर्मपर्वमें गीदड़ और काश्यपका संवादविषयक एक सौ अस्सीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata-śānti-parva-antargata-mokṣadharma-parvaṇi gīdara-kāśyapa-saṃvāda-viṣayaka ekaśata-aśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Assim termina o centésimo octogésimo capítulo da seção Mokṣadharma, no interior do Śānti Parva do Śrī Mahābhārata, que trata do diálogo entre o chacal e Kaśyapa. Este colofão final assinala a conclusão de uma narrativa de ensinamento, moldada como discussão moral e espiritual, voltada para a conduta orientada à libertação (mokṣa).
भीष्म उवाच
This verse is a concluding colophon rather than a doctrinal statement; it frames the preceding material as a Mokṣadharma-oriented dialogue, indicating that the chapter’s purpose is ethical and spiritual instruction aimed at liberation (mokṣa) through right understanding and conduct.
The text announces the completion of the 180th chapter in the Mokṣadharma section of the Śānti Parva, specifying that its subject was the dialogue between the jackal (gīdara) and the sage Kāśyapa, and marking the end of that chapter’s discourse.