Shloka 40
धृतराष्ट्र-सेवा, राज्य-कार्य-विभागः
Service to Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Allocation of State Duties
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वनें युधिष्ठिरका राज्याभिषेकविषयक चालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvake antargata rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇe yudhiṣṭhirakā rājābhiṣekaviṣayaka cālīsavāṃ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Śānti Parva—em particular na seção de instrução acerca dos deveres dos reis—chega ao fim este quadragésimo capítulo, que trata da consagração régia de Yudhiṣṭhira.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line signals the completion of a chapter situated in the teaching on rājadharma—ethical kingship—framing Yudhiṣṭhira’s coronation as an event grounded in dharma and guided by instruction on righteous governance.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana marks the end of the fortieth chapter within the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction-section, noting that the chapter’s topic is Yudhiṣṭhira’s rājābhiṣeka (royal consecration).