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
Demikian berakhir bab ke-120 Mahābhārata, dalam Śānti Parva, di bawah bahagian yang dikenali sebagai Rājadharmānuśāsana Parva, yang dikhususkan untuk menghuraikan dharma seorang raja. Wacana yang disandarkan kepada Bhīṣma di sini mencapai penutup rasmi bagi bab ini, menandai satu titik peralihan dalam ajaran etika tentang pemerintahan yang benar.
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.