Shloka 84
सान्त्व-निति: (Sāntva-Nīti) — The One-Word Principle of Conciliation
इति श्रीमहा भारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि इन्द्रबृूहस्पतिसंवादे चतुरशीतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi indrabṛhaspatisamvāde caturāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Assim termina o octogésimo quarto capítulo do diálogo entre Indra e Bṛhaspati no Mahābhārata, dentro do Śānti Parva—especificamente na seção de instrução acerca do dharma dos reis. Este colofão assinala a conclusão de uma unidade de ensinamentos sobre o governo justo e a ética da arte de governar, transmitida por meio desse diálogo.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it frames the teaching as part of the Rājadharma instruction delivered through the Indra–Bṛhaspati dialogue, emphasizing that the surrounding material concerns ethical kingship and righteous governance.
The text marks the close of a chapter: within Śānti Parva’s instruction on royal duties, the Indra–Bṛhaspati conversation reaches the end of its eighty-fourth chapter, and the compiler’s closing formula records its placement in the epic’s structure.