Shloka 120
Daṇḍa-svarūpa-nirūpaṇa
The Nature, Forms, and Function of Daṇḍa
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि राजधर्मकथने विंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi rājadharmakathane viṁśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Śānti Parva—khususnya bahagian Rājadharmānuśāsana, iaitu ajaran tentang kewajipan raja—berakhirlah bab yang ke-120 dalam wacana mengenai rājadharma. (Ini ialah kolofon penutup bab, bukan ucapan pengajaran yang dituturkan.)
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is not a doctrinal verse but a colophon: it formally signals the completion of a chapter within the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma (the ethical duties and responsibilities of a ruler).
The text is concluding a chapter of Bhīṣma’s extended counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira on statecraft and righteous governance; the colophon identifies the work (Mahābhārata), the parva (Śānti), the subsection (Rājadharmānuśāsana), and the chapter number.