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Shloka 165

Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Kaurava Champions (भीष्मकृतः रथिनां गुणनिरूपणम्)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि रथातिरथसंख्यानपर्वणि पज्चषष्टयधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत रथातिरथसंख्यानपर्वमें एक सौ पैंसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi rathātirathasaṅkhyānaparvaṇi pañcaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, pada Udyoga Parva, di bagian “Penghitungan para Ratha dan Atiratha,” berakhirlah bab ke-165.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the (holy) Mahabharata

उद्योगपर्वणिin the Udyoga-parvan

रथातिरथसंख्यानपर्वणिin the Rathātiratha-saṅkhyāna-parvan (section on counting chariot-warriors and great chariot-warriors)

पञ्चषष्ट्यधिकशततमःthe one-hundred-sixty-fifth (chapter)

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Mahābhārata

Udyoga Parva

Rathātirathasaṅkhyāna-parvan

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon: it does not teach a doctrine directly, but frames the narrative ethically by signaling that the chapter’s focus is the assessment of martial capacity (ratha/atiratha), a key element in responsible decision-making before war.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is marking closure: it states that the chapter has ended within Udyoga Parva, specifically in the sub-section dealing with the enumeration/classification of warriors.