Shloka 168
निवातकवचवधः — Arjuna’s Neutralization of the Nivātakavacas
Vajra-astra deployment
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि निवातकवचयुद्धपर्वण्यर्जुनवाक्ये अष्टषष्ट्यघधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi nivātakavacayuddhaparvaṇy arjunavākye aṣṭaṣaṣṭy-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ఇతి శ్రీమహాభారత వనపర్వమునందలి నివాతకవచయుద్ధపర్వములో అర్జునవాక్యమున నూట అరవై ఎనిమిదవ అధ్యాయము।
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it emphasizes textual framing—placing Arjuna’s words within the Vana Parva and the Nivātakavaca battle episode—implicitly highlighting that heroic action and speech are evaluated within the Mahābhārata’s larger dharmic narrative.
The narrative segment concerning the battle with the Nivātakavacas is being formally closed for this chapter; the colophon notes that Arjuna’s speech has concluded and identifies the chapter count within the Vana Parva’s internal divisions.