Shloka 53
Śara-śayyā-sthita-bhīṣma-saṃvāda-prastāvaḥ
The Prelude to Questioning Bhīṣma on the Bed of Arrows
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें युधिष्ठिर आदिका भीष्मके समीप गमनविषयक तिरपनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi yudhiṣṭhirādikānāṃ bhīṣmasamīpa-gamana-viṣayakaḥ tripañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
至此，在《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《寂静篇》中，尤以《王法教诫品》（Rājadharmānuśāsana Parvan）为要者，叙述由提湿提罗等人前往毗湿摩身旁之第五十三章，已告圆满。此一叙事框架强调从战事转入伦理治国之过渡：胜者趋近垂死的长老，求问正当统治与端正行持之训诫。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a chapter-colophon highlighting the ethical pivot of the Śānti Parva: after the devastation of war, rightful rule must be grounded in rājadharma, learned through disciplined instruction from an elder authority (Bhīṣma).
The chapter concludes with the framing note that Yudhiṣṭhira and his companions have gone to Bhīṣma’s presence; the epic is transitioning into Bhīṣma’s teachings on governance and dharma within the Rājadharmānuśāsana section.