Shloka 40
Ahaṃkāra as the Second Creation: Brahmā’s Cosmological Instruction (अहंकार-प्राधान्येन सृष्टिवर्णनम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत आश्वमेधिकपव॑के अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वनें गुरु-शिष्य- संवादविषयक चालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Āśvamedhikaparvaṇi antargata Anugītāparvaṇi guru-śiṣya-saṃvāda-viṣayakaś catvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
如是，在《圣摩诃婆罗多》中，于《马祭篇》（Aśvamedhika Parva）之内，《阿努歌谛》（Anugītā）部分中关于师徒对话的第四十章至此圆满终了。此结语用以标示一段教诲之完结，强调以严谨的训导与专注的聆听来传承达摩（dharma）。
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it highlights the Mahābhārata’s ethical pedagogy by framing the completed unit as a guru–śiṣya dialogue, underscoring that dharma is learned through disciplined instruction, inquiry, and faithful transmission.
The text is formally closing the fortieth chapter of the Anugītā section within the Āśvamedhika Parva. It marks the end of a teacher–disciple dialogue segment, serving as an editorial/narrative boundary before the next chapter proceeds.