Shloka 119
Daṇḍa-svarūpa-nirūpaṇa
The Nature, Forms, and Function of Daṇḍa
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें कुत्ता और ऋषिका संवादविषयक एक सौ उतन्नीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Śāntiparva-ke antargata Rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi kuttā-ṛṣikā-saṃvāda-viṣayaka eka-śata-unnaviṃśat-tamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Sa ganitong paraan nagwakas ang ika-119 na kabanata sa bahaging Rājadharmānuśāsana ng Śānti Parva ng Śrī Mahābhārata, na tumatalakay sa pag-uusap ng isang aso at isang babaeng asceta. Ito ay isang kolopon na nagmamarka ng pagtatapos ng yunit na ito, at inilalagay ang naunang talakayan bilang aral sa tungkulin ng hari at makatarungang pamamahala sa pamamagitan ng isang huwarang pangmoralidad.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, the line chiefly signals that the preceding discourse—cast as a dialogue between a dog and a female ascetic—belongs to the Mahābhārata’s instruction on rājadharma (the ethical duties of rulers). It frames the story as a moral exemplum meant to guide governance and conduct.
This is the formal closing statement for the chapter: it announces that the 119th chapter on the ‘dog and ṛṣikā’ dialogue, situated within the Rājadharmānuśāsana portion of Śānti Parva, has concluded, with Bhīṣma as the speaker in the surrounding discourse.