Shloka 117
Bhṛtya-niyoga: Role-appropriate appointment of servants and protection of the royal treasury (भृत्यनियोगः कोशरक्षणं च)
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वनें कुत्ता तथा ऋषिका संवादविषयक एक सौ सत्रहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata rājadharmānuśāsana-parva-ne kuttā tathā ṛṣikā-saṃvāda-viṣayaka eka-śata-saptadaśa-adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
وهكذا تنتهي الفَصْلَة السابعة عشرة بعد المائة من «شانتِي بارفا» من «المهابهارتا المباركة»، ضمن قسم الإرشاد في واجبات الملوك، والمتعلقة بحوارٍ بين كلبٍ وناسكةٍ. وتشير هذه الخاتمة إلى اكتمال تلك الوحدة السردية الأخلاقية في خطاب بهيشما عن المُلك القائم على الدharma.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-ending colophon, the line itself does not teach a new doctrine; it frames the preceding material as part of Bhīṣma’s instruction on rājadharma (righteous kingship), highlighting that the completed unit was an ethical dialogue (dog and female ascetic) used to illuminate principles of conduct and justice.
This is the formal closing statement marking the completion of the 117th chapter within the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction section, specifying that the chapter’s subject was the dialogue between a dog and a female ascetic.