Shloka 49
Bhīṣma on the Śara-Śayyā: Yudhiṣṭhira and Kṛṣṇa Approach the Eldest for Śānti
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें परशुरामोपाख्यानविषयक उनचासवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvake antargata rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi paraśurāmopākhyānaviṣayakaḥ ūnapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat
Assim, dentro do Śānti Parva do sagrado Mahābhārata—especificamente na seção de instrução sobre o dharma régio—chega ao fim o quadragésimo nono capítulo, que trata do episódio relativo a Paraśurāma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a colophon, emphasizing that the preceding material is situated within rājadharma—ethical instruction for rulers—using the Paraśurāma episode as an illustrative narrative within the broader Śānti Parva’s teachings on peace, governance, and duty.
No new event occurs here; it marks the formal completion of the forty-ninth chapter of the Paraśurāma-related sub-narrative within the Rājadharmānuśāsana section of Śānti Parva.