Shloka 106
Gaṇānāṃ Vṛttiḥ — On the Sustenance and Cohesion of Assemblies
Gaṇa-nīti
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें कालकवृक्षीय गुनिका उपदेशविषयक एक सौ छठा अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antaragate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi kālakavṛkṣīya-guṇikopadeśa-viṣayaka ekaśata-ṣaṣṭhaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Demikian berakhir bab ke-106 Mahābhārata dalam Śānti Parva, di bawah bahagian ajaran dharma raja (Rājadharmānuśāsana), yang membicarakan pengajaran berkaitan alegori “Pohon Waktu” serta nasihat Guṇikā. Inilah penutup satu unit bimbingan Bhīṣma tentang bagaimana seorang pemerintah harus memahami waktu, ketidakkekalan, dan perilaku yang benar.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a concluding notice, it signals that the chapter’s instruction centers on rāja-dharma framed through the allegory of Time (kāla)—urging rulers to act with discipline and foresight, recognizing impermanence and the inevitability of change.
This is a colophon marking the completion of the chapter within Śānti Parvan’s rāja-dharma instruction. Bhīṣma’s discourse segment associated with Guṇikā and the ‘Tree of Time’ theme is formally closed.