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
Assim termina o centésimo sexto capítulo do Mahābhārata, no Śānti Parva, dentro da seção de instrução sobre o dharma régio (rājadharma), tratando do ensinamento ligado à alegoria da “Árvore do Tempo” e ao conselho de Guṇikā. Marca-se, assim, o encerramento desta unidade da orientação de Bhīṣma sobre como um governante deve compreender o tempo, a impermanência e a reta conduta.
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.