Shloka 153
Adhyāya 152: Kaurava-sainyavibhāgaḥ
Division and Standardization of the Kaurava Host
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि सैन्यनिर्याणपर्वणि दुर्योधनसैन्यसज्जकरणे त्रिपठड्चाशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi sainyaniryāṇaparvaṇi duryodhanasainyasajjakaraṇe tripaṭpañcāśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi s’achève, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein de l’Udyoga Parva—plus précisément dans la section sur le départ de l’armée—le chapitre décrivant les préparatifs et la levée des forces de Duryodhana : le cent cinquante-troisième chapitre. Ce colophon marque la clôture formelle de l’unité narrative et souligne l’élan désormais irréversible vers la guerre, né d’une mobilisation délibérée et de choix assumés.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it highlights the ethical weight of deliberate preparation for violence—mobilization is not accidental but chosen, and such choices propel society toward irreversible consequences.
The text formally closes a chapter in the Udyoga Parva that deals with Duryodhana’s army being readied and set in motion, signaling that negotiations have effectively given way to organized war preparations.