Shloka 116
Divodāsa–Mādhavī Saṃvāda: Pratardana-janma and Kanyā-niryātana (दिवोदास–माधवी संवादः / प्रतर्दन-जननम् / कन्या-निर्यातनम्)
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि गालवचरिते षोडशाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi gālavacarite ṣoḍaśādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the one-hundred-and-sixteenth chapter of the Udyoga Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section known as “Bhagavad-yāna” (the Lord’s mission), and specifically the episode concerning Gālava. This closing colophon marks the completion of the chapter’s narrative unit and sets it within the larger ethical arc of diplomacy, duty (dharma), and the attempt to avert war through righteous counsel and action.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse; its ‘teaching’ is structural: it situates the chapter within the Mahābhārata’s ethical narrative of rightful effort (udyoga) and the attempt to resolve conflict through dharmic counsel and diplomacy before resorting to war.
The verse marks the formal end of the chapter, identifying it as part of the Bhagavad-yāna section and the Gālava episode. It functions as an editorial closure, signaling that the preceding narrative unit has concluded.