Shloka 138
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 137 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa Counsel and the Ethics of Restraint
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि भीष्मद्रोणवाक्ये अष्टात्रिंशयेधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi bhīṣmadroṇavākye aṣṭātriṃśaye 'dhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ਇਸ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਰ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਮਹਾਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਉਦਯੋਗ ਪਰਵ ਦੇ ਭਗਵਦ੍ਯਾਨ ਪਰਵ ਵਿੱਚ ਭੀਸ਼ਮ-ਦ੍ਰੋਣ ਦੇ ਵਚਨਾਂ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਸੰਗ ਅੰਦਰ ਇਕ ਸੌ ਅਠੱਤੀਵਾਂ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse; its function is to anchor the text—identifying the epic, the parva, the sub-parva, and the speakers—thereby emphasizing careful transmission and contextual reading, especially in ethically charged pre-war counsel.
The narration reaches a chapter boundary within the Udyoga Parva’s Bhagavad-yāna section, specifically concluding a segment associated with Bhīṣma and Droṇa’s words; it signals a transition point in the unfolding negotiations and preparations leading toward the Kurukṣetra war.