Shloka 119
Daṇḍa-svarūpa-nirūpaṇa
The Nature, Forms, and Function of Daṇḍa
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें कुत्ता और ऋषिका संवादविषयक एक सौ उतन्नीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Śāntiparva-ke antargata Rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi kuttā-ṛṣikā-saṃvāda-viṣayaka eka-śata-unnaviṃśat-tamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Demikianlah berakhir bab yang ke-119 dalam bahagian Rājadharmānuśāsana di bawah Śānti Parva dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, yang memperkatakan dialog antara seekor anjing dan seorang pertapa wanita. Ini ialah kolofon yang menandai selesainya unit ini, membingkai perbincangan sebelumnya sebagai ajaran tentang dharma raja dan pemerintahan beretika melalui suatu teladan moral.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, the line chiefly signals that the preceding discourse—cast as a dialogue between a dog and a female ascetic—belongs to the Mahābhārata’s instruction on rājadharma (the ethical duties of rulers). It frames the story as a moral exemplum meant to guide governance and conduct.
This is the formal closing statement for the chapter: it announces that the 119th chapter on the ‘dog and ṛṣikā’ dialogue, situated within the Rājadharmānuśāsana portion of Śānti Parva, has concluded, with Bhīṣma as the speaker in the surrounding discourse.