Shloka 75

राजधर्मः—प्रजापालनं दानयज्ञश्च

Royal Duty—Protection of Subjects, Generosity, and Sacrificial Discipline

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि पञ्चसप्ततितमो<ध्याय: ।। ७५ || इस प्रकार श्रीमद्या भारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें पचद्तत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi pañcasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 75 ||

Translation

Bhishma said: Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically in the section on the instruction regarding the duties of kings (Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva)—the seventy-fifth chapter concludes. This closing formula marks the completion of the chapter’s teaching on righteous governance and the ethical foundations of royal conduct.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; so; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्री: fortune; auspiciousness; honorific 'śrī'
• श्री: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्री
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारते: in the Mahābhārata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वणि: in the Śānti-parvan
• शान्तिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: in the Rājadharmānuśāsana-parvan (section on instruction in royal duties)
• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• पञ्चसप्ततितमः: seventy-fifth
• पञ्चसप्ततितमः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पञ्चसप्तति
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

भीष्य उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Bhīṣma
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it signals the completion of the chapter within the Rājadharma (royal duty) instruction. Its function is to frame the preceding material as authoritative guidance on ethical kingship and governance.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma’s discourse continues in the Śānti Parva; here the text formally closes the seventy-fifth chapter of the Rājadharmānuśāsana section, marking a transition point before the next chapter begins.