राजधर्मः—प्रजापालनं दानयज्ञश्च
Royal Duty—Protection of Subjects, Generosity, and Sacrificial Discipline
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत शान्तिपर्वके अन्तर्गत राजधमनुशासनपर्वमें मुचुकुन्दका उपाख्यानविषयक चौहत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi antargate rājadharmānuśāsanaparvaṇi mucukundasyopākhyānaviṣayakaḥ catuḥsaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
至此,《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《寂静篇》(Śānti Parva)中“王法训诫分”(Rājadharmānuśāsana)里,关于牟朱昆达王事迹的第七十四章告终。此结语为章末题记,标示一则用以阐明王道职责与治国伦理根基的教诲性叙事已圆满收束。
भीष्म उवाच
The chapter’s framing (as part of Rājadharma instruction) emphasizes that exemplary stories are used to clarify the ethical duties of rulers—governance grounded in dharma, restraint, and responsibility rather than mere power.
This line is a concluding colophon: it announces that the chapter dealing with the Mucukunda episode has finished, situating it within the Śānti Parva’s Rājadharmānuśāsana section and marking the end of the chapter in the text’s structure.