Shloka 171
Prajñā as Pratiṣṭhā — Indra–Kāśyapa Saṃvāda (Śānti-parva 12.173)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वमें कृतघ्नका उपाख्यानविषयक एक सौ इकह्वत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvake antargata āpaddharmaparvaṇi kṛtaghnopākhyāna-viṣayaka ekaśata-ikahvattaratamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वान्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्वणि कृतघ्नोपाख्यानविषयो एकसप्तत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः समाप्तः ॥
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
By marking the chapter as centered on the theme of kṛtaghnatā (ingratitude), the text signals an ethical lesson: forgetting or denying received help is a serious moral failing, especially relevant to dharma under hardship (āpaddharma), where mutual support and remembrance of benefaction sustain social order.
This line functions as a concluding colophon: it announces that the chapter has ended, identifies its placement (Śānti Parva → Āpaddharma section), and states its subject matter (the upākhyāna concerning the ungrateful).