Shloka 103
मृदु-तीक्ष्ण-नीति तथा दुष्टलक्षण-विज्ञानम्
Measured Policy and the Recognition of Malicious Disposition
इति श्रीमहा भारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि इन्द्रबृूहस्पतिसंवादे त्रयधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi indrabr̥haspati-saṃvāde trayadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le cent-troisième chapitre du Śānti Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein de la section consacrée à l’instruction des devoirs royaux, dans le dialogue entre Indra et Bṛhaspati. Ce colophon conclusif marque la clôture d’un ensemble d’enseignements sur le rājadharma, l’éthique et les responsabilités de la royauté.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals the completion of a chapter within Bhīṣma’s rājadharma instruction, framed as a dialogue between Indra and Bṛhaspati—emphasizing that the surrounding material belongs to the ethical science of governance.
Bhīṣma is presenting teachings on royal duty to Yudhiṣṭhira in the Śānti Parva; this specific sentence formally closes the chapter identified as the 103rd in the Indra–Bṛhaspati dialogue section of the rājadharma instruction.