Shloka 149
Udyoga Parva, Adhyāya 148: Vāsudeva’s Report—Mobilization and the Nīti Sequence
Sāma–Bheda–Daṇḍa
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि धृतराष्ट्रवाक्यक थने एकोनपञ्चाशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi dhṛtarāṣṭravākyakathane ekonapañcāśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Thus, in the Mahābhārata, within the Udyoga Parva and specifically in the Bhagavad-yāna section—the Lord’s mission of peace—the one-hundred-and-forty-ninth chapter, concerning Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s words, comes to an end. This colophon closes a narrative unit poised on the brink of war, reminding how speech, judgment, and moral resolve shape the fate of kingdoms.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse primarily signals closure, but it implicitly highlights the ethical weight of royal speech and counsel in the war’s prelude: decisions and words spoken by leaders (here, Dhṛtarāṣṭra) carry consequences for dharma and the realm.
This is the formal end-marker of the chapter within the Bhagavad-yāna section of Udyoga Parva, indicating that the portion dealing with Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s statements has concluded and the text is moving to the next unit.