Shloka 122
त्रिवर्गमूलनिश्चयः — Determining the Roots of Dharma, Artha, and Kāma
Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 123
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि दण्डोत्पत्युपाख्याने द्वाविशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi daṇḍotpatti-upākhyāne dvāviśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ശാന്തിപർവ്വാന്തർഗതമായ രാജധർമ്മാനുശാസനപർവ്വത്തിൽ ദണ്ഡോത്പത്തി-ഉപാഖ്യാനം വിവരിക്കുന്ന നൂറ്റി ഇരുപത്തിരണ്ടാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the close of a chapter within Bhīṣma’s instruction on rājadharma. By naming the 'origin of daṇḍa' narrative, it frames the ethical theme that legitimate punishment and coercive authority are foundational instruments of righteous governance when aligned with dharma.
No new event is narrated here; it is a formal closing statement identifying the textual location: Śānti Parva → rājadharma instruction section → the sub-story on the emergence of daṇḍa, and it notes the chapter count.