Shloka 196
Adhyāya 195 — Arjuna’s Capability and Restraint Regarding Divyāstras
Udyoga Parva
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि पाण्डवसेनानिर्याणे षण्णवत्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi ambopākhyānaparvaṇi pāṇḍavasenānirayāṇe ṣaṇṇavatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ഇതി ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ഉദ്യോഗപർവത്തിലെ അംബോപാഖ്യാനപർവത്തിൽ പാണ്ഡവസേനയുടെ നിര്യാണം വിവരിക്കുന്ന നൂറ്റിത്തൊണ്ണൂറ്റിയാറാം അധ്യായം।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction but through framing: it reminds the reader that the narrative is part of a larger moral arc in which past actions (such as the Ambā episode) and present choices (the Pāṇḍavas’ mobilization) converge toward consequences, highlighting the Mahābhārata’s recurring concern with dharma under pressure.
The verse formally closes a chapter and identifies its placement: within the Udyoga Parva, in the Ambā-related sub-narrative, at the juncture describing the Pāṇḍava army’s departure. It functions as an editorial marker rather than a spoken line advancing the plot.