Shloka 131
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata
Lākṣāgṛha Planning
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि द्रोणशिष्यपरीक्षायामेकत्रिंशदाधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपव॑ीके अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वनें आचार्य द्रोणके द्वारा शिष्योंकी परीक्षासे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाला एक सौ इकतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi droṇaśiṣyaparīkṣāyām ekatriṁśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Dijo Vaiśampāyana: Así, en el Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro del Ādi Parva—en particular, del Sambhava Parva—concluye el capítulo ciento treinta y uno, que describe el examen de los discípulos de Droṇa. La fórmula de cierre señala el fin de esta sección y enmarca el episodio como una prueba formativa de carácter y capacidad, donde la destreza se mide junto con la disciplina y la intención que más tarde darán forma a los conflictos morales y bélicos del poema.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through a direct maxim; it signals that the episode’s focus is the disciplined evaluation of students under a teacher. Implicitly, it highlights that learning—especially martial learning—requires scrutiny of skill, self-control, and purpose, qualities that later bear ethical consequences in the epic.
The text is concluding the chapter that narrates Droṇa’s examination of his disciples. It formally closes Adhyāya 131 within the Sambhava Parva of the Ādi Parva, using the standard Mahābhārata ending formula.