Shloka 144
लुब्धक-कपोत-कपोती-आख्यानम्
The Hunter and the Pigeon Couple: Expiation and Refuge-Ethics
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि भार्याप्रशंसायां चतुश्चत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi bhāryāpraśaṃsāyāṃ catuścatvāriṃśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Sa gayon, sa Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Śānti Parva—lalo na sa bahaging Āpaddharma hinggil sa asal sa panahon ng kagipitan—nagtatapos ang kabanatang pumupuri sa asawa: natapos ang ika-isang daan at apatnapu’t apat na kabanata. Ipinahihiwatig ng pangwakas na talang ito ang pagtatapos ng aral ni Bhīṣma tungkol sa halagang etikal ng asawa bilang katuwang na nagtataguyod ng dharma, lalo na sa gitna ng pagsubok.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter whose theme is the praise of the wife within Āpaddharma. In ethical context, it frames the wife as a key support of household dharma and resilience during adversity, concluding Bhīṣma’s instructional discourse.
The narrative action pauses: the text formally closes the chapter in the Śānti Parva’s Āpaddharma section, indicating that the discussion on ‘bhāryā-praśaṃsā’ (commendation of the wife) has ended and the next chapter will begin thereafter.