Shloka 131
Ādi-parva Adhyāya 132 — Duryodhana’s Instructions to Purocana at Vāraṇāvata
Lākṣāgṛha Planning
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि द्रोणशिष्यपरीक्षायामेकत्रिंशदाधिकशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi droṇaśiṣyaparīkṣāyām ekatriṁśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana berkata: Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Ādi Parva—khususnya Sambhava Parva—berakhirlah bab yang ke-131, yang mengisahkan pemeriksaan terhadap murid-murid Droṇa. Rumusan penutup ini menandai tamatnya bahagian tersebut dan membingkai peristiwa itu sebagai ujian awal terhadap watak dan keupayaan, di mana kemahiran dinilai bersama disiplin dan niat yang kelak membentuk pertentangan moral dan peperangan dalam epik ini.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through a direct maxim; it signals that the episode’s focus is the disciplined evaluation of students under a teacher. Implicitly, it highlights that learning—especially martial learning—requires scrutiny of skill, self-control, and purpose, qualities that later bear ethical consequences in the epic.
The text is concluding the chapter that narrates Droṇa’s examination of his disciples. It formally closes Adhyāya 131 within the Sambhava Parva of the Ādi Parva, using the standard Mahābhārata ending formula.