Shloka 165
निवातकवचैः सह अर्जुनस्य रथयुद्धम्
Arjuna’s chariot engagement with the Nivātakavacas
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत निवातकक्चयुद्धपर्वमें अर्जुनसमागमविषयक एक सौ पैंसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargataṃ nivātakavacayuddhaparvaṇi arjunasamāgamaviṣayaka ekaśata-paiṃsaṭhattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Assim termina o capítulo centésimo sexagésimo quinto do Mahābhārata, no Vana Parva, dentro da seção sobre a batalha contra os Nivātakavacas, tratando do tema do encontro de Arjuna.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This is a colophon marking the end of a chapter; its implicit lesson is structural and ethical: the epic frames martial success as part of a disciplined, dharma-oriented journey during exile, where encounters and alliances (such as Arjuna’s meeting) are narrated as meaningful steps within a larger righteous purpose.
The narrator, Vaiśampāyana, signals that the 165th chapter—focused on Arjuna’s meeting and situated within the Nivātakavaca battle section of the Vana Parva—has concluded.