Shloka 238
अध्यात्म-तत्त्व-निर्णयः
Adhyātma Taxonomy: Elements, Faculties, and Guṇas
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोक्षधर्मपर्वमें शुकदेवका अनुप्रश्नविषयक दी सौ अड़तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate mokṣadharmaparvaṇi śukadevasya anuprasna-viṣayakaḥ dvi-śata-aṣṭatriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《寂静篇》（Śānti Parva）中《解脱法门》（Mokṣadharma）部分，关于舒迦提婆（Śukadeva）续问的第二百三十八章告终。此结尾题记为正式的收束之辞，标示一段以解脱为旨的省思论述圆满，并强调：伦理与灵性之理解，须由持戒般的诘问与反复澄明而渐次增长。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights the pedagogical value of anuprasna—careful follow-up questioning—as a means to refine understanding of dharma and mokṣa; wisdom is presented as something clarified through inquiry and completion of structured discourse.
This is an end-of-chapter closing statement: it marks the completion of the 238th chapter within the Mokṣadharma portion of the Śānti Parva, specifically the chapter whose subject is Śukadeva’s follow-up questions.