Shloka 99
जनकस्य युद्धोपदेशः — Janaka’s Instruction on Steadfast Battle-Conduct
इति श्रीमहा भारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि विजिगीषमाणपृत्ते नवनवतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi vijigīṣamāṇapṛtte navanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically in the section on the instruction of royal duties (Rājadharma-anuśāsana)—ends the ninety-ninth chapter, in the context of the inquiry concerning one who seeks to conquer (vijigīṣu).
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the close of a chapter within Bhīṣma’s instruction on rājadharma. It frames the discussion as guidance relevant to a would-be conqueror (vijigīṣu), i.e., how power and conquest should be governed by dharma.
The text signals the end of a chapter in the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction. In the broader narrative, Bhīṣma continues advising Yudhiṣṭhira on righteous governance after the war.