Shloka 151
Kaurava Mobilization at Kurukṣetra (Duryodhana Orders War Preparations) / कुरुक्षेत्रे धार्तराष्ट्र-सैन्यसज्जा
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि सैन्यनिर्याणपर्वणि कुरुक्षेत्रप्रवेशे एकपज्चाशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi sainyaniryāṇaparvaṇi kurukṣetrapraveśe ekapañcāśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Udyoga Parva—khususnya bahagian Sainya-niryāṇa Parvan tentang pergerakan keluar bala tentera—pada episod memasuki Kurukṣetra, berakhirlah bab yang ke-seratus lima puluh satu. Kolofon ini menandai penutupan rasmi satu unit naratif, menegaskan peralihan yang menentukan daripada rundingan dan persiapan kepada langkah yang tidak dapat dipatah balik: memasuki medan perang, ketika pertimbangan etika menyerah kepada akibat tindakan yang telah dipilih.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it signals a moral and narrative threshold: once the armies enter Kurukṣetra, the conflict moves from counsel and restraint to action and accountability, highlighting how choices culminate in unavoidable consequences.
The text formally closes a chapter within Udyoga Parva, identifying the sub-section (the armies’ march) and the episode (entry into Kurukṣetra), indicating that the preparations have reached the point of physical arrival at the battlefield.