Shloka 279
उशनसः (शुक्रस्य) चरितम् — The Account of Uśanā (Śukra): Yoga, Grievance, and Pacification
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि मोक्षधर्मपर्वणि वृत्रगीतासु एकोनाशीत्यधिकद्धिशततमो<5 ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi mokṣadharmaparvaṇi vṛtragītāsu ekonāśītyadhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமகாபாரதத்தின் சாந்திபர்வத்தில், மோக்ஷதர்மப் பகுதியில், வ்ருத்ரகீதா-பிரசங்கத்தில், இருநூற்று எழுபத்தொன்பதாம் (279ஆம்) அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon, not a teaching verse: it formally closes a textual unit, locating it within Śānti Parva’s Mokṣa-dharma section and indicating the end of the Vṛtra-gītā portion and the chapter count.
The narrative pauses for a formal editorial closure: the text signals that the preceding discourse associated with Vṛtra-gītā has concluded and identifies its placement within the Mahābhārata’s Śānti Parva (Mokṣa-dharma).