Shloka 168
मृत्यु-काल-प्रबोधनम् (Instruction on Mortality, Time, and Truth) — Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 169
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि कृतघ्नोपाख्याने अष्टषष्ट्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi kṛtaghnopākhyāne aṣṭaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
至此，在《圣摩诃婆罗多》中，于《寂静篇》（Śānti Parva）之内、尤指论及困厄之时之法（Āpaddharma Parva）一节，名为“忘恩者之譬喻”的篇章在此告终，为第168章。此叙事框架宣示收束，并强调对忘恩负义的伦理警诫，尤其当艰难困苦之中，道德抉择更受考验之时。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This closing colophon frames the preceding instruction as an ethical exemplum: ingratitude (kṛtaghnatā) is a serious moral failing, and Āpaddharma discussions test how one preserves dharma even under pressure—especially by honoring benefactors and not betraying received good.
The verse is a formal end-of-chapter marker stating that the 168th chapter—centered on the ‘Kṛtaghna’ (Ungrateful) episode—has concluded within the Śānti Parva’s Āpaddharma section, in the larger Bhīṣma-to-Yudhiṣṭhira instruction cycle.