Shloka 155
Satya-lakṣaṇa (The Characteristics and Forms of Truth) | सत्यलक्षणम्
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि पवनशाल्मलिसंवादे पजञ्चपञ्चाशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi pavaṇaśālmalisaṃvāde pañcapañcāśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
«Так, в “Шри Махабхарате”, в “Шанти-парве”, в “Ападдхарма-парве”, в беседе Паваны (Ветра) и Шальмали, завершается сто пятьдесят шестая глава.»
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it frames the teaching by locating it in the Āpaddharma inquiry of Śānti Parva, emphasizing that the surrounding discussion concerns ethical conduct under adversity.
The text signals the conclusion of a chapter within the Pavaṇa–Śālmali dialogue, formally closing Adhyāya 156 and identifying its placement in Śānti Parva’s Āpaddharma section.