Shloka 88
Adhyāya 90 — Protection of Livelihoods, Brahmanical Subsistence Norms, and Royal Oversight (राष्ट्रवृत्ति-राष्ट्रगुप्ति-उपदेशः)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वरमें कोशसंग्रहके प्रकारका वर्णनविषयक अद्ठासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi kośasaṅgrahasya prakāravarṇanaviṣayakaḥ aṣṭāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically in the Rājadharmānuśāsana section—the eighty-ninth chapter, dealing with the methods of accumulating and managing the royal treasury (kośa), comes to its conclusion. The framing underscores that sound governance and the ethical stability of a kingdom depend not only on valor but also on disciplined, lawful stewardship of resources.
भीष्य उवाच
Educational Q&A
The closing colophon highlights that rājadharma includes disciplined, methodical, and ethically grounded management of the treasury (kośa). Prosperity is treated as a tool of governance that must be gathered and maintained through proper means to support stability, protection, and public welfare.
This is a concluding statement (colophon) marking the end of a chapter in the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction. It signals that the preceding discussion has completed its treatment of the methods of treasury accumulation and management.