Shloka 151
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
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ഉദ്യോഗപർവത്തിൽ, പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് സൈന്യനിർയാണപർവത്തിൽ, കുരുക്ഷേത്രപ്രവേശപ്രസംഗത്തിൽ നൂറ്റിയമ്പത്തൊന്നാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
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.