Shloka 95
धर्म्यविजय-नियमाः
Rules for Dharmic Victory in Kṣatriya Engagement
इति श्रीमहा भारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि विजिगीषमाणपृत्ते पञ्चनवतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi vijigīṣamāṇapṛṣṭe pañcanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Śānti Parva—specifically the Rājadharma-anuśāsana section on the instruction of royal duties—ends the ninety-fifth chapter, delivered in response to questions concerning one who seeks victory, the would-be conqueror.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the close of a chapter in the Śānti Parva’s Rājadharma instruction. It frames the teaching as guidance for a ruler—especially one intent on conquest—implying that victory must be pursued under the discipline of rājadharma (ethical statecraft and kingly duty).
The text signals the end of the ninety-fifth chapter within the Rājadharma-anuśāsana portion of Śānti Parva. Bhīṣma’s discourse is presented as an answer to questions posed about the conduct and policy of an aspiring conqueror.