Shloka 46
कालविभाग-निरूपणं तथा युद्धव्यवस्था
Time-Reckoning and Mobilization Counsel
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत विराटपर्वके अन्तर्गत गोहरणपर्वमें उत्तरयोग्रहके अवसरपर उत्पातसूचक अपशकुनसम्बन्धी छियालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate virāṭaparvake antargate goharaṇaparvaṇi uttarayogrāhake avasare utpātasūcaka-apaśakuna-sambandhī ṣaṭcatvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Demikian berakhir bab keempat puluh enam dalam bagian Goharaṇa di bawah Virāṭa Parva dari Śrī Mahābhārata, pada saat Uttara menaiki kereta, yang menguraikan pertanda-pertanda ganjil dan alamat sial sebagai isyarat akan ketegangan yang akan datang.
द्रोण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon emphasizes how narratives mark moral turning points: the mention of ominous portents (utpāta, apaśakuna) frames coming conflict as ethically charged, suggesting that adharma-driven aggression invites disorder and forewarning in the world’s signs.
This is a concluding colophon stating that the forty-sixth chapter has ended. It situates the chapter within Virāṭa Parva’s Goharaṇa episode, at the time of Uttara’s taking up the chariot role, and notes that the chapter’s content concerns portents and inauspicious omens.