Shloka 167
Adhyāya 168: Arjuna’s counters to māyā-rains and the onset of darkness
Nivātakavaca engagement
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि निवातकवचयुद्धपर्वणि गन्धमादनवासे युधिष्ठटिरार्जुनसंवादे सप्तषष्ट्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi nivātakavacayuddhaparvaṇi gandhamādanavāse yudhiṣṭhirārjunasaṃvāde saptaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Vana Parva—em particular, na seção referente à batalha contra os Nivātakavacas—durante a permanência dos Pāṇḍavas em Gandhamādana, no diálogo entre Yudhiṣṭhira e Arjuna, encerra-se o capítulo cento e sessenta e sete. (Trata-se de um colofão que assinala o fim do capítulo, e não de um verso falado.)
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is not a teaching verse but a colophon: it situates the chapter within the Mahābhārata’s larger architecture (parva, sub-parva, setting, and interlocutors), reminding readers that ethical reflection and narrative action are framed through carefully organized dialogues and contexts.
The text is marking the end of a chapter set during the Pāṇḍavas’ stay at Gandhamādana, within the portion connected to the Nivātakavacas episode, and presented as part of a dialogue between Yudhiṣṭhira and Arjuna.