Daṇḍa-svarūpa-nirūpaṇa
The Nature, Forms, and Function of Daṇḍa
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वणि राजधर्मकथने विंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi rājadharmakathane viṁśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
如是,在《圣摩诃婆罗多》的《寂静篇》(Śānti Parva)之中,尤在阐释王者职责的《王法训诫分》(Rājadharmānuśāsana)里,关于王法(rājadharma)的论述之第一百二十章告终。(此为章末题记,用以标示章终,并非人物所说之教言。)
भीष्म उवाच
This line is not a doctrinal verse but a colophon: it formally signals the completion of a chapter within the Śānti Parva’s instruction on rājadharma (the ethical duties and responsibilities of a ruler).
The text is concluding a chapter of Bhīṣma’s extended counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira on statecraft and righteous governance; the colophon identifies the work (Mahābhārata), the parva (Śānti), the subsection (Rājadharmānuśāsana), and the chapter number.