Shloka 44
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Post-Accession Settlements and Approach to Vāsudeva (युधिष्ठिरस्य राज्यस्थापनं वासुदेवाभिगमनं च)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें गृह्रोंका विभाजनविषयक चौवालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrī-mahābhārate śānti-parvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsana-parvaṇi gṛhāṇāṃ vibhājana-viṣayakaś catuścatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Assim, no venerável Mahābhārata, dentro do Śānti Parva—em particular, na secção de instrução sobre os deveres régios—chega ao fim este quadragésimo quarto capítulo, acerca da divisão e da atribuição de lares/propriedades.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon marking the completion of a chapter within the royal-duties instruction. By naming the topic—division/allocation of households or estates—it frames the ethical concern of orderly distribution under rājadharma: governance requires clear, fair apportionment to prevent conflict and sustain social stability.
Vaiśaṃpāyana signals that the forty-fourth chapter on the subject of dividing households/estates has ended within the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction section. It is a formal closing statement rather than a new narrative event.