Shloka 186
Adhyātma-nirdeśa
Definition of Adhyātma): Mahābhūtas, Indriyas, Guṇas, and the Witness (Kṣetrajña
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि जीवस्वरूपाक्षेपे षडशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi jīvasvarūpākṣepe ṣaḍaśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Śānti Parva—em particular na seção Mokṣa-dharma—conclui-se o capítulo cento e oitenta e sete, intitulado “Exame/Refutação acerca da verdadeira natureza do eu individual (jīva)”.
भरद्वाज उवाच
Educational Q&A
This colophon signals that the chapter’s focus is a philosophical inquiry into the jīva’s true nature—framing liberation-oriented ethics around correct understanding of the self, typically through objections and clarifications in a debate style.
The line is a concluding colophon marking the end of a chapter in the Śānti Parva’s Mokṣa-dharma section, identifying the chapter’s theme as an examination of the individual self (jīva).