Shloka 163
Virūpākṣa’s Dāna and Gautama’s Burden — the approach of Rājadharma
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत आपद्धर्मपर्चमें लोभनिरूपणविषयक एक सौ तिरसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata-Śāntiparva-antargata Āpaddharmaparvaṇi lobha-nirūpaṇa-viṣayaka ekaśata-triṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ một trăm sáu mươi ba của phần Āpaddharma thuộc Śānti Parva trong Śrī Mahābhārata, chương bàn về sự khảo xét lòng tham (lobha).
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter’s stated focus is the ethical examination of lobha (greed), implying that greed is a key moral fault to be understood and restrained, especially within discussions of dharma and conduct under difficult circumstances (āpaddharma).
This line is a colophon-style closing statement: Bhīṣma’s discourse segment concludes, marking the completion of the 163rd chapter in the Āpaddharma portion of the Śānti Parva, identified as dealing with the topic of greed.