Shloka 104
Nīti-upadeśa to a Rājaputra: Self-restraint, Alliances, and Rival-Management (नीतिउपदेशः)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें कालकवृक्षीय गुनिका उपदेशविषयक एक सौ चारवाँ अध्याय पूरा हआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi kālakavṛkṣīya-guṇikopadeśa-viṣayaka ekaśata-caturtho 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, pada Śānti Parva—khususnya bagian Rājadharmānuśāsana—berakhirlah bab ke-104 yang memuat ajaran Guṇikā yang dikenal sebagai nasihat ‘Kālakavṛkṣīya’.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon marking the completion of a teaching-unit within Rājadharma: it frames the preceding material as ethical instruction for rulers, attributed to the ‘Guṇikā’ counsel under the designation ‘Kālakavṛkṣīya’.
The text is closing the 104th chapter of the Rājadharmānuśāsana portion inside the Śānti Parva, signaling that the specific discourse/topic (Guṇikā’s instruction, labeled Kālakavṛkṣīya) has concluded.