Shloka 174
अम्बाया निर्वेदः तपोव्रताभ्यर्थना च
Ambā’s Despair and Petition for Ascetic Vows
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि अम्बावाक्ये चतु:सप्तत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi ambopākhyānaparvaṇi ambāvākye catuḥsaptatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಉದ್ಯೋಗಪರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂಬೋಪಾಖ್ಯಾನಪರ್ವದ ಅಂಬಾವಾಕ್ಯಪ್ರಸಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ನೂರ ಎಪ್ಪತ್ತನಾಲ್ಕನೇ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach a doctrine directly; it frames the Ambā episode as a formally bounded testimony within the Mahābhārata. The ethical implication is that personal vows, past actions, and unresolved grievances are treated as serious moral forces that shape later conflict—hence the narrative’s careful textual demarcation.
This line signals the end of a chapter and the close of the Ambā-related sub-episode (Ambopākhyāna), specifically the portion presented as Ambā’s words. It functions as an editorial/recitational marker rather than spoken dialogue content.