Shloka 115
Śānti Parva 116: Criteria for Royal Servants and Administrative Competence (भृत्य-गुण-प्रश्नः / राजसेवक-लक्षणम्)
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि पजञ्चदशाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi pañcadaśādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
இதி ஸ்ரீமகாபாரதத்தின் சாந்திபர்வத்தில் உள்ள ராஜதர்மானுஷாசனபர்வத்தின் நூற்று பதினைந்தாவது அத்தியாயம்.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it signals the completion of a chapter within Bhīṣma’s instruction on rājadharma (the ethical and practical duties of a ruler), framing the surrounding discourse as guidance on righteous governance.
The text formally closes the chapter in the Śānti Parva, within the Rājadharma instruction section. It functions as an editorial marker indicating that the preceding teaching unit has concluded.