Shloka 40
अध्याय ३९: विदुरेण धृतराष्ट्राय नीत्युपदेशः
Timely Counsel, Association, and Kin-Duty
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि प्रजागरपर्वणि विदुरवाक्ये चत्वारिंशोडध्याय: || ४० || इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत प्रजायरपर्वमें विदुरवाक्यविषयक चालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi prajāgaraparvaṇi viduravākye catvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ || 40 ||
Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Udyoga Parva, na seção chamada Prajāgara Parva, chega ao fim o quadragésimo capítulo, centrado no conselho de Vidura.
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it signals the completion of a chapter devoted to Vidura’s counsel, framing the preceding material as ethical and political instruction (dharma and nīti) delivered in a moment of grave crisis.
The text formally closes the fortieth chapter of the Prajāgara Parva within the Udyoga Parva, indicating that the unit of discourse known as ‘Vidura’s words’ has concluded at this point.