Shloka 120
Daṇḍotpatti-kathana (Origin and Function of Daṇḍa) — वसुहोम–मान्धातृ संवाद
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वरमें राजधर्मका वर्णनविषयक एक सौ बीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi rājadharmavarṇanaviṣayakaḥ ekaśataviṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
かくして『マハーバーラタ』「シャーンティ・パルヴァ」に属し、「ラージャダルマ・アヌシャーサナ・パルヴァ」と称される部において、王のダルマを説く第百二十章は終わる。ここに伝えられるビーシュマの説示は、この章としての正式な結びに至り、正しき統治の倫理的教導が次へ移る節目を示す。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This closing colophon signals that the chapter’s instruction centers on rājadharma—ethical and practical duties of a ruler—framed as Bhīṣma’s authoritative guidance on righteous governance and the maintenance of social order.
Rather than advancing plot events, this line functions as a formal end-of-chapter marker in the Śānti Parva, indicating that the current unit of Bhīṣma’s discourse on royal duties has concluded and the text is moving to the next chapter.