Shloka 38
Adhyāya 39 — त्रिगुणविवेकः (Discrimination of the Three Guṇas) and Avyakta-Doctrine
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपव॑के अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वनें गुरु-शिष्य- संवादविषयक अड़तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrī-mahābhārate āśvamedhika-parvaṇi antargata anugītā-parvaṇe guru-śiṣya-saṃvāda-viṣayaka aṣṭātriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Demikianlah berakhir bab ketiga puluh lapan, yang membicarakan dialog guru dan murid, dalam bahagian Anugītā yang terkandung dalam Aśvamedhika Parva bagi Mahābhārata yang mulia.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it emphasizes that the preceding material is framed as a guru–śiṣya (teacher–disciple) dialogue within the Anugītā, underscoring the Mahābhārata’s ethical instruction being transmitted through disciplined learning and inquiry.
The text formally closes a chapter, stating that the thirty-eighth chapter on the teacher–disciple dialogue in the Anugītā section (within the Aśvamedhika Parva) has been completed; it functions as an editorial/narrative marker of completion.