Shloka 129
Āpad-dharma and Discernment in Livelihood (आपद्धर्मे विज्ञानबलम्)
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि यमगौतमसंवादे एकोनत्रिंशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi yamagautamasaṃvāde ekonatriṃśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமகாபாரதத்தின் சாந்திபர்வத்தில், ராஜதர்மானுஷாசனப் பகுதியில், யமன்–கௌதமன் உரையாடலைக் கூறும் நூற்று இருபத்தொன்பதாவது அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.
यम उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon marking the end of a chapter in the Rājadharma (royal ethics) instruction: it frames the preceding material as authoritative guidance on justice and righteous governance, delivered through the dialogue of Yama (moral-judicial authority) and the sage Gautama.
The narrative unit concludes: the text announces that the Yama–Gautama dialogue section has completed its 129th chapter within the Śānti Parva’s royal-dharma instruction, functioning as a formal closing statement rather than a new doctrinal verse.