Shloka 81
Ulūpī’s Disclosure and the Saṃjīvana-Maṇi: Arjuna’s Restoration (उलूपी-प्रकटनं संजीवनमणि-स्थापनं च)
इति श्रीमहा भारते आश्वमेधिके पर्वणि अनुगीतापर्वणि अश्वानुसरणे एकाशीतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate āśvamedhike parvaṇi anugītāparvaṇi aśvānusaraṇe ekāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sa ganito, sa Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Āśvamedhika Parva—lalo na sa bahaging Anugītā—nagtatapos ang ikawalongpu’t isang kabanata, hinggil sa pagsubaybay at pagsunod sa kabayong panghandog.
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line does not teach a doctrine directly; it frames the episode within the dharmic institution of the Aśvamedha, emphasizing that post-war governance is anchored in ritual duty, social order, and the ethical responsibilities of sovereignty.
The text marks the end of the eighty-first chapter in the Āśvamedhika Parva, within the Anugītā section, identifying the chapter’s subject as the following/pursuit of the sacrificial horse—an episode tied to the progress and protection of the Aśvamedha rite.