Shloka 151
Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि सैन्यनिर्याणपर्वणि कुरुक्षेत्रप्रवेशे एकपज्चाशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi sainyaniryāṇaparvaṇi kurukṣetrapraveśe ekapañcāśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Udyoga Parva—specifically the section on the marching forth of the armies—at the episode of entering Kurukṣetra, ends the one-hundred-and-fifty-first chapter. This colophon marks the formal close of a narrative unit, underscoring the decisive transition from negotiation and preparation to the irreversible step of entering the battlefield, where ethical deliberation gives way to the consequences of chosen action.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it signals a moral and narrative threshold: once the armies enter Kurukṣetra, the conflict moves from counsel and restraint to action and accountability, highlighting how choices culminate in unavoidable consequences.
The text formally closes a chapter within Udyoga Parva, identifying the sub-section (the armies’ march) and the episode (entry into Kurukṣetra), indicating that the preparations have reached the point of physical arrival at the battlefield.