Shloka 186
भीष्मस्वप्न-स्मृत्युपाख्यानम् | Bhīṣma’s Dream-Linked Recollection of the Paraśurāma Combat
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि अम्बातपस्यायां षडशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi ambopākhyānaparvaṇi ambātapasyāyāṃ ṣaḍaśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत के उद्योगपर्व के अन्तर्गत अम्बोपाख्यानपर्व में ‘अम्बा-तपस्या’ विषयक एक सौ छियासीवाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ।
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line does not teach through direct instruction; it signals closure and emphasizes textual structure. In context, it highlights how a personal moral crisis (Ambā’s grievance) is carried forward through disciplined resolve (tapas), illustrating that actions and injuries can generate long-term ethical and karmic consequences.
This is the formal end-marker of a chapter within the Ambā episode in Udyoga Parva, specifically the portion dealing with Ambā’s austerities. It indicates that the narrative unit about Ambā’s tapas has concluded at this chapter boundary.