Shloka 64
उद्योगपर्व — धृतराष्ट्रस्य दुर्योधनप्रति शक्तिस्मारक-उपदेशः
Udyoga Parva 63: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Counsel Reminding Duryodhana of Opponent Strength
इति श्रीमहा भारते उद्योगपर्वणि यानसंधिपर्वणि विदुरवाक्ये चतु:षष्टितमो5ध्याय: ।। घड़े ।। इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत यानसंधिपर्वमें विदुरवाक्यविषयक चौसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi yānasaṃdhiparvaṇi viduravākye catuḥṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ ||
Sa gayon, sa banal na Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Udyoga Parva—lalo na sa bahaging Yāna–Saṃdhi Parva (ang misyon at mga pakikipagkasundo)—nagtatapos ang ika-animnapu’t apat na kabanata na naglalahad ng payo ni Vidura. Ang pormulang pangwakas na ito ang tanda ng pagwawakas ng kanyang mga paalalang moral at pampolitika sa kabanatang ito, na nakapaloob sa mas malawak na pagsisikap na pigilan ang digmaan sa pamamagitan ng karunungan at diplomasya.
विदुर उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it signals the completion of a chapter centered on Vidura’s counsel. In context, it underscores the Mahābhārata’s ethical emphasis on wise speech, dharma-guided statecraft, and the attempt to resolve conflict through negotiation before resorting to war.
The text is closing the sixty-fourth chapter of the Udyoga Parva’s Yāna–Saṃdhi section, identifying it as the chapter containing Vidura’s words. It functions as an editorial/narrative boundary marker indicating that Vidura’s discourse for this chapter has concluded.