Shloka 109
Jaitrya-nimitta: Signs of Prospective Victory and the Priority of Conciliation (जयलक्षण-निमित्त तथा सान्त्व-प्रधान नीति)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें विजयाथिलाषी राजाका बरतावविषयक एक सौ एकवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi vijayābhilāṣiṇaḥ rājñaḥ vartāvaviṣayakaḥ ekottaraśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
આ રીતે શ્રીમહાભારતના શાંતિપર્વના અંતર્ગત રાજધર્માનુશાસનપર્વમાં વિજયાભિલાષી રાજાના વર્તન વિષયક અધ્યાય સમાપ્ત થયો।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon marking the completion of a teaching unit: the pursuit of victory by a ruler must be governed by rājadharma—ethical restraint, proper conduct, and disciplined governance—rather than mere ambition.
The text signals the end of a chapter within the Śānti Parva’s Rājadharma instruction. Bhīṣma’s discourse (as the overarching speaker in this section) has concluded for this chapter, and the compilation notes its completion.