Shloka 196
Adhyāya 195 — Arjuna’s Capability and Restraint Regarding Divyāstras
Udyoga Parva
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि पाण्डवसेनानिर्याणे षण्णवत्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi ambopākhyānaparvaṇi pāṇḍavasenānirayāṇe ṣaṇṇavatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
He aquí el colofón: concluye el capítulo ciento noventa y seis del Udyoga Parva del Śrī Mahābhārata, en la sección Ambā (Ambopākhyāna), en el pasaje que describe la partida del ejército Pāṇḍava.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction but through framing: it reminds the reader that the narrative is part of a larger moral arc in which past actions (such as the Ambā episode) and present choices (the Pāṇḍavas’ mobilization) converge toward consequences, highlighting the Mahābhārata’s recurring concern with dharma under pressure.
The verse formally closes a chapter and identifies its placement: within the Udyoga Parva, in the Ambā-related sub-narrative, at the juncture describing the Pāṇḍava army’s departure. It functions as an editorial marker rather than a spoken line advancing the plot.