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
Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Udyoga Parvan—em especial na seção Yāna–Saṃdhi Parva, sobre a missão e as negociações de paz—termina o quinquagésimo quarto capítulo, na narração proferida por Sañjaya. Trata-se de um colofão formal que assinala o encerramento do capítulo, situando o discurso na tensão ética entre a diplomacia e a guerra iminente.
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.