Shloka 26
Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Yudhiṣṭhira’s Dharmic Rule (भीष्मोक्त-युधिष्ठिर-राजधर्म-प्रशंसा)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत विराटपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोहरणपर्वमें कर्ण और दु:ःशासनके वचनविषयक छब्बीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate virāṭaparvake antargata-goharaṇaparvaṇi karṇa-duḥśāsana-vacana-viṣayakaḥ ṣaḍviṁśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
So endet das sechsundzwanzigste Kapitel der Goharaṇa-Episode (des Viehraubs) innerhalb der Virāṭa-Parva der verehrten Mahābhārata, das von den Worten und dem Rat Karṇas und Duḥśāsanas handelt. Das Kolophon markiert den Abschluss dieses Abschnitts und hebt hervor, wie das Wort—Rat, Aufwiegelung und strategische Argumentation—den Gang von Konflikt und Verantwortung im Epos formt.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Though this line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse, it underscores a recurring Mahābhārata theme: speech and counsel are morally weighty. Words can guide toward restraint and dharma or inflame pride and aggression; therefore, accountability extends not only to actions but also to the advice and provocations that precipitate them.
This is the chapter-ending notice: it concludes the twenty-sixth chapter of the Goharaṇa (cattle-raid) section within Virāṭa Parva, specifying that the chapter’s subject concerned the statements of Karṇa and Duḥśāsana.