Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि सैन्यनिर्याणपर्वणि कुरुक्षेत्रप्रवेशे एकपज्चाशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi sainyaniryāṇaparvaṇi kurukṣetrapraveśe ekapañcāśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಪರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಸೈನ್ಯನಿರ್ಯಾಣಪರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ, ಕುರುಕ್ಷೇತ್ರಪ್ರವೇಶ ಪ್ರಸಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನೂರ ಐವತ್ತೊಂದನೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it signals a moral and narrative threshold: once the armies enter Kurukṣetra, the conflict moves from counsel and restraint to action and accountability, highlighting how choices culminate in unavoidable consequences.
The text formally closes a chapter within Udyoga Parva, identifying the sub-section (the armies’ march) and the episode (entry into Kurukṣetra), indicating that the preparations have reached the point of physical arrival at the battlefield.