Shloka 60
Duryodhana-vadha-pratikriyā: Harṣa, Nindā, and Kṛṣṇa’s Nīti-vyākhyā (Śalya-parva 60)
इति श्रीमहाभारते शल्यपर्वणि गदापर्वणि बलदेवसान्त्वने षष्टितमोडध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śalyaparvaṇi gadāparvaṇi baladevasāntvane ṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the sixtieth chapter in the Śalya Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata—within the section on the mace-fight—where Baladeva offers consolation. This colophon marks a pause in the narrative, framing the episode as a moral and emotional settling after violent conflict, with Baladeva’s pacifying counsel set against the war’s destructiveness.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even within a war narrative, the text foregrounds restraint and moral repair: the colophon highlights Baladeva’s role in sāntvana (consolation/pacification), implying that righteous conduct includes calming grief and anger and restoring order after violence.
This line is a concluding colophon: it marks the end of the sixtieth chapter of the Śalya Parva, specifically within the mace-fight section, identifying the chapter’s focus as Baladeva’s consoling intervention.