Shloka 128
उद्योगपर्व — गान्धारी-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva — Gandhārī’s Counsel to Duryodhana
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि कृष्णवाक्ये अष्टाविंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi kṛṣṇavākye aṣṭāviṃśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ਇਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਮਹਾਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਉਦਯੋਗ ਪਰਵ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਗਵਦ੍ਯਾਨ ਪਰਵ ਵਿੱਚ ਕ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਨ ਦੇ ਬਚਨ-ਵਿਸ਼ੇ ਸੰਬੰਧੀ ਇੱਕ ਸੌ ਅਠਾਈਵਾਂ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through argument but through framing: it highlights that Kṛṣṇa’s words belong to a dharma-centered diplomatic mission. The ethical emphasis is that counsel and peace-making are integral to righteous conduct before resorting to war.
The text is formally closing a chapter within the Udyoga Parva, specifically in the Bhagavad-yāna (Kṛṣṇa’s embassy) section, indicating that the preceding portion consisted of Kṛṣṇa’s discourse and that the 128th chapter has concluded.