Shloka 124
आशा-कृशता उपाख्यानम्
The Episode on the Emaciation Caused by Hope
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें शीलवर्णनविषयक एक सौ चौबीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṁ Śrīmahābhārate Śāntiparvaṇi antar-gate Rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi śīla-varṇana-viṣayaka eka-śata-caturviṁśat-tamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
یوں معزز مہابھارت کے شانتِی پَرو کے تحت راج دھرم انوشاسن پَرو میں ‘شیلا’ (حسنِ سلوک) کے بیان سے متعلق ایک سو چوبیسواں باب مکمل ہوا۔
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon marking the completion of a chapter whose subject is śīla—ethical character and good conduct—presented within the broader instruction on rājadharma (the duties and standards of kingship).
Rather than advancing the story, the text signals closure: it formally announces that the chapter on describing śīla, situated in the Rājadharmānuśāsana portion of the Śānti Parva, has ended.