Shloka 93

राजधर्मः—प्रमादवर्जनं, दण्डनीतिः, दुर्बलरक्षणम्

Royal Dharma: Vigilance, Just Punishment, Protection of the Vulnerable

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि उतथ्यगीतासु एकनवतितमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi utathyagītāsu ekanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically in the section on the instruction of royal duty—ends the ninety-first chapter of the Utathya-gītā passages. This colophon marks the close of a doctrinal unit on kingship and dharma, as spoken in Bhīṣma’s authoritative discourse.

Word by Word

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

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the revered Mahabharata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शान्तिपर्वणि: in the Shanti Parva
• शान्तिपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शान्तिपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: in the Parva (section) of instruction on the duties of kings
• राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• उतथ्यगीतासु: among/in the songs (teachings) of Utathya
• उतथ्यगीतासु: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: उतथ्यगीता
• Form: Feminine, Locative, Plural

• एकनवतितमः: ninety-first
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एकनवतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

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

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Śānti Parva
• Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva
• Utathya-gītā

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals the completion of a chapter within the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma (the ethical and practical duties of a ruler), framed as part of the Utathya-gītā teaching unit.

What is happening in the narrative?

Bhīṣma’s long instructional discourse to Yudhiṣṭhira proceeds through themed chapters; here the text marks the formal end of the ninety-first chapter of the Utathya-gītā section within the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction.