Shloka 136
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपववके अन्तर्गत यम्भवपर्वमें अस्त्र- कौशलदर्शनविषयक एक सौ छत्तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi antaragate sambhavaparvaṇi astrakauśaladarśanaviṣayaka ekaśataṣaṭtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the one hundred and thirty-sixth chapter of the Sambhava section within the Ādi Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with the display of skill in weapons. This closing colophon signals the completion of a narrative unit that highlights martial training and prowess—capacities that, in the epic’s ethical frame, must ultimately be governed by dharma rather than mere power.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the preceding material as a unit about weapon-skill. In the Mahābhārata’s ethical horizon, such prowess is significant only when restrained and directed by dharma—otherwise it becomes a cause of ruin.
The narrator marks the completion of a chapter in the Sambhava Parva (within the Ādi Parva) whose subject is the demonstration of proficiency in weapons, indicating a transition point in the text’s organization.