Shloka 164
Bhīṣma’s Appraisal of Kaurava Champions (भीष्मकृतः रथिनां गुणनिरूपणम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत उलूकदूतागमनपर्वरें सेनापतिके द्वारा सैनिकोंकी युद्धर्ें नियुक्तिविषयक एक सौ चौंसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Udyogaparvaṇi antargata Ulūkadūtāgamanaparvaṇi senāpatinā dvārā sainikānāṃ yuddhe niyuktiviṣayaka ekaśata-catuḥṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Sañjaya menutup dengan menandai tamatnya bab ke-164 Udyoga Parva, dalam bahagian mengenai utusan Ulūka. Bab ini membicarakan penugasan serta penyusunan bala tentera oleh panglima untuk peperangan—sebuah kolofon editorial yang menegaskan tertibnya perang dan susunan pasukan yang disengaja serta dipertanggungjawabkan sebelum pertempuran.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a closing colophon, the verse does not teach a doctrine directly; it highlights the gravity of war preparations—appointments and deployments are deliberate acts tied to responsibility (dharma) and accountability in leadership.
Sanjaya signals that the chapter has ended. The chapter’s stated focus is the commander’s arrangement and assignment of soldiers for battle, situated within the Udyoga Parva’s Uluka-envoy episode.