Shloka 127
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 126 — Kṛṣṇa’s Indictment of Misrule and the Varuṇa Analogy (कृष्णवाक्यं–धर्मपाशदृष्टान्तः)
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि दुर्योधनवाक्ये सप्तविंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi duryodhanavākye saptaviṃśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, pada Udyoga Parva—khususnya bahagian Bhagavad-yāna (perutusan Sang Bhagavān)—dalam konteks ucapan Duryodhana, berakhirlah bab yang ke-seratus dua puluh tujuh. Inilah kolofon penutup yang menandai tamatnya bab serta menempatkannya dalam krisis dharma yang lebih besar: kegagalan diplomasi sebelum perang.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it teaches indirectly by framing the episode—Duryodhana’s stance during Kṛṣṇa’s embassy—as part of the moral and political breakdown that makes war imminent, highlighting how refusal of righteous counsel and diplomacy leads to catastrophe.
The chapter concludes. The colophon identifies the location in the epic (Udyoga Parva, Bhagavad-yāna section) and notes that the chapter’s content is associated with Duryodhana’s speech, marking the end of the 127th chapter in this sequence.