Shloka 189
Śikhaṇḍī-janma-nigūḍha-vṛtta (The concealed birth-account of Śikhaṇḍī) | शिखण्डी-जन्म-निगूढ-वृत्त
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत अग्बोपाख्यानपर्वमें हिरण्यवमाकि दूतका आगमनविषयक एक सौ नवासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṁ Śrīmahābhārata Udyogaparvake antargata Agbopākhyānaparvame Hiranyavarmāki dūtasya āgamanaviṣayaka ekaśata-unanavāśitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat.
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत के उद्योगपर्व के अन्तर्गत अग्बोपाख्यानपर्व में हिरण्यवर्मा के दूत के आगमन-विषयक एक सौ नवासीवाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ।
दुपद उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even before battle, dharma is tested through speech, negotiation, and the conduct of envoys; messages and diplomatic exchanges reveal intentions and shape moral responsibility for what follows.
This is a colophon indicating that the chapter describing the arrival of Hiranyavarman’s messenger has concluded, signaling a shift to the next unit of events in the Udyoga Parva’s diplomatic and preparatory sequence.