Shloka 28
Kārtavīrya–Samudra Saṃvāda and the Jāmadagnya Precedent (आश्वमेधिक पर्व, अध्याय २९)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपर्वके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें ब्राह्मणगीताविषयक अद्वाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrī-mahābhārate āśvamedhika-parvake antargata anugītā-parvaṇi brāhmaṇa-gītā-viṣayakaḥ advāviṃśatimaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhūt
Demikianlah, dalam Mahābhārata yang dimuliakan, dalam Āśvamedhika Parva, pada bahagian Anugītā, tamatlah bab kedua puluh dua yang membicarakan “Nyanyian Sang Brāhmaṇa”. Kolofon penutup ini menandai selesainya satu rangkaian ajaran, sebagai jeda untuk merenungi tuntunan etika dan rohani yang baru disampaikan.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it indicates that the instructional unit called the Brāhmaṇa-gītā chapter has ended within the Anugītā portion. Its function is to frame the teaching as a complete, self-contained lesson meant for recollection and ethical reflection.
The speaker’s discourse reaches a formal stopping point. The text signals that, within the Āśvamedhika Parva’s Anugītā section, the chapter focused on the Brāhmaṇa’s teaching is now concluded.