Shloka 83
सान्त्व-निति: (Sāntva-Nīti) — The One-Word Principle of Conciliation
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें सभासद् आदिके लक्षणोंका कथनविषयक तिरासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Śāntiparvaṇi antargate Rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi sabhāsad-ādike lakṣaṇānāṃ kathana-viṣayakaḥ trītyaśītitamo ’dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
ଏହିପରି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଶାନ୍ତିପର୍ବାନ୍ତର୍ଗତ ରାଜଧର୍ମାନୁଶାସନପର୍ବରେ ସଭାସଦ୍ ଆଦିଙ୍କ ଲକ୍ଷଣବର୍ଣ୍ଣନା ବିଷୟକ ତିରାସିତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ ସମାପ୍ତ ହେଲା।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This is a colophon marking the completion of a chapter whose subject is the defining qualities (lakṣaṇas) of sabhāsads—councillors/assembly members—and related officials, emphasizing that sound kingship depends on ethically qualified advisers and properly constituted counsel.
The text signals the end of the eighty-third chapter within the Rājadharmānuśāsana portion of the Śānti Parva, concluding a unit of Bhīṣma’s instruction on royal governance by formally closing the chapter.