Shloka 88
Kośārtha-Rājadharma: Ethical Revenue Collection and Social Regulation (कोशार्थ-राजधर्मः)
इति श्रीमहा भारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि कोशसंचयप्रकारकथने अष्टाशीतितमो<्ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi kośasaṃcayaprakārakathane aṣṭāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically in the section that instructs on the duties of kings—ends the eighty-ninth chapter, which explains the methods of accumulating and safeguarding the royal treasury.
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
This is a colophon marking the close of a chapter whose ethical focus is rājadharma: how a ruler should build and safeguard the treasury through proper methods, implying that financial policy is part of righteous governance.
The text signals the end of Adhyāya 89 in the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction section, concluding the discussion on procedures for treasury accumulation.