Shloka 139
Kṛṣṇasya Karṇam Prati Sāntvavacana
Kṛṣṇa’s Conciliatory Address to Karṇa
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि भीष्मद्रोणवाक्ये एकोनचत्वारिंशदिधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi bhīṣmadroṇavākye ekonacatvāriṃśadidhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein de l’Udyoga Parva—plus précisément dans la section relative à l’ambassade du Seigneur—s’achève le chapitre cent trente-neuf, contenant les paroles de Bhīṣma et de Droṇa. Ce colophon marque la clôture du chapitre et situe ce discours dans la crise éthique et politique qui précède la guerre.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is not a doctrinal verse but a colophon: it teaches how the epic frames ethical counsel within a carefully organized narrative structure—marking that Bhīṣma and Droṇa’s counsel belongs to the pre-war diplomatic efforts (Bhagavad-yāna), where dharma is debated before violence becomes inevitable.
The chapter concludes. The text identifies its location: Udyoga Parva, within the Bhagavad-yāna section, and notes that the chapter contained the statements of Bhīṣma and Droṇa. It functions as an editorial/narrative boundary rather than a spoken utterance.