Shloka 54
Saṃjaya’s Warning to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: Accountability, Alliance-Shift, and the Pāṇḍava Strategic Edge
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि यानसंधिपर्वणि संजयवाक्ये चतुष्पञ्चाशत्तमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi yānasaṃdhiparvaṇi sañjayavākye catuṣpañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein de l’Udyoga Parvan—plus précisément dans la section Yāna–Saṃdhi Parva consacrée à la mission et aux pourparlers de paix—s’achève le cinquante-quatrième chapitre, dans le récit prononcé par Sañjaya. Il s’agit d’un colophon formel marquant la clôture du chapitre, situant ce discours dans la tension morale entre la diplomatie et la guerre qui s’annonce.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach a doctrine directly; it frames the chapter within the Mahābhārata’s ethical landscape—where efforts (udyoga) toward peace (saṃdhi) are weighed against the duty-bound drift toward war—reminding the reader that narrative choices are evaluated through dharma.
The text is formally closing Adhyāya 54 of the Udyoga Parvan, identifying that the chapter belongs to the Yāna-Saṃdhi section and that the narration is delivered by Sañjaya.