Bhṛtya-niyoga: Role-appropriate appointment of servants and protection of the royal treasury (भृत्यनियोगः कोशरक्षणं च)
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वनें कुत्ता तथा ऋषिका संवादविषयक एक सौ सत्रहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata-śāntiparva-ke antargata rājadharmānuśāsana-parva-ne kuttā tathā ṛṣikā-saṃvāda-viṣayaka eka-śata-saptadaśa-adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
至此,《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《寂静篇》(Śānti Parva)中“王法教诫”部分,关于狗与女苦行者对话的第一百一十七章圆满结束。此结尾题记表明:在毗湿摩论述正法王道的讲说中,这一伦理叙事单元已告完成。
भीष्म उवाच
As a chapter-ending colophon, the line itself does not teach a new doctrine; it frames the preceding material as part of Bhīṣma’s instruction on rājadharma (righteous kingship), highlighting that the completed unit was an ethical dialogue (dog and female ascetic) used to illuminate principles of conduct and justice.
This is the formal closing statement marking the completion of the 117th chapter within the Śānti Parva’s rājadharma instruction section, specifying that the chapter’s subject was the dialogue between a dog and a female ascetic.