Shloka 57
अध्याय ५७ — राज्ञः नित्यप्रयत्नः, रक्षा-प्रधानता, तथा त्याग-नीतिः
Chapter 57: Constant Royal Vigilance, Primacy of Protection, and Principles of Dismissal
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि सप्तपञ्चाशत्तमो<5ध्याय: ।। ५७ || इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें सत्तावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi saptapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 57 ||
Sa ganito nagtatapos ang ikalimampu’t pitong kabanata ng bahaging Rājadharmānuśāsana sa loob ng Śānti Parva ng banal na Mahābhārata. (Pangwakas na pahayag ng kabanata.)
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon, not a doctrinal statement: it formally marks the completion of Chapter 57 in the Rājadharmānuśāsana portion of Śānti Parva, framing the surrounding material as instruction on rājadharma (ethical governance).
The text signals a structural transition: Bhīṣma’s discourse (as framed in this section) reaches the end of the chapter, and the work moves on to the next chapter within Śānti Parva’s teachings on royal duty and statecraft.