Shloka 54
Saṃjaya’s Warning to Dhṛtarāṣṭra: Accountability, Alliance-Shift, and the Pāṇḍava Strategic Edge
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि यानसंधिपर्वणि संजयवाक्ये चतुष्पञ्चाशत्तमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi yānasaṃdhiparvaṇi sañjayavākye catuṣpañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Udyoga Parvan—khususnya bahagian Yāna–Saṃdhi Parva tentang misi dan rundingan damai—berakhirlah bab kelima puluh empat, dalam tuturan Sañjaya. Ini ialah kolofon rasmi yang menandai penutupan bab, meletakkan wacana ini dalam ketegangan etika antara diplomasi dan perang yang kian menghampiri.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach a doctrine directly; it frames the chapter within the Mahābhārata’s ethical landscape—where efforts (udyoga) toward peace (saṃdhi) are weighed against the duty-bound drift toward war—reminding the reader that narrative choices are evaluated through dharma.
The text is formally closing Adhyāya 54 of the Udyoga Parvan, identifying that the chapter belongs to the Yāna-Saṃdhi section and that the narration is delivered by Sañjaya.