Shloka 121
त्रिवर्गमूलनिश्चयः — Determining the Roots of Dharma, Artha, and Kāma
Mahābhārata, Śānti-parva 123
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधर्मानुशासनपर्वमें दण्डके स्वरूपका वर्णनविषयक एक सौ इकक््कीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antar-gate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi daṇḍasya svarūpasya varṇanaviṣayakaḥ ekaśata-ekaviṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
至此，《摩诃婆罗多》之《寂静篇》（Śānti Parva）中《王法训诫分篇》（Rājadharmānuśāsana）关于杖罚（daṇḍa）之性质与正当形制、以及治国之道的第一百二十一章告终。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter’s framing emphasizes that danda—state coercion and punishment—must be understood in its proper nature and applied as an instrument of dharma: to protect society, restrain wrongdoing, and sustain order, rather than to serve personal anger or arbitrary power.
This is a colophon-style closing line marking the end of a chapter in Bhishma’s discourse within the Shanti Parva. It identifies the location (Shanti Parva, Rajadharmanushasana section) and the topic (the nature of danda), indicating that the instructional unit has concluded.