Shloka 41
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमानुशासनपर्वमें भीमसेन आदिकी भिन्न-भिन्न कार्योनें नियुक्तिविषयक इकतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvake antargata rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi bhīmasenādikī bhinna-bhinna kāryeṣu niyuktiviṣayaka ekacatvāriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically in the section on the instruction of royal duty (Rājadharmānuśāsana)—the forty-first chapter concludes, setting forth the principle of appointing Bhīmasena and others to their several and varied tasks. The closing note affirms an ethical ideal of governance: duties are to be distributed according to office, capacity, and the needs of the realm, so that order and dharma are upheld through fitting appointment and responsibility.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter-colophon highlights a key principle of rāja-dharma: effective and ethical rule depends on assigning people to duties suited to their distinct roles and abilities, so that responsibility is properly distributed and dharma is maintained.
This is a concluding colophon spoken by Vaiśampāyana, marking the end of the forty-first chapter within the Rājadharmānuśāsana portion of the Śānti Parva, summarizing that it treated the topic of appointing Bhīmasena and others to different tasks.