Shloka 138
Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 137 — Bhīṣma–Droṇa Counsel and the Ethics of Restraint
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि भीष्मद्रोणवाक्ये अष्टात्रिंशयेधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi bhīṣmadroṇavākye aṣṭātriṃśaye 'dhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
یوں شری مہابھارت کے اُدیَوگ پَرو میں، بھگودْیَان پَرو کے تحت، بھیشم اور درون کے مکالمے میں ایک سو اڑتیسواں باب اختتام کو پہنچا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse; its function is to anchor the text—identifying the epic, the parva, the sub-parva, and the speakers—thereby emphasizing careful transmission and contextual reading, especially in ethically charged pre-war counsel.
The narration reaches a chapter boundary within the Udyoga Parva’s Bhagavad-yāna section, specifically concluding a segment associated with Bhīṣma and Droṇa’s words; it signals a transition point in the unfolding negotiations and preparations leading toward the Kurukṣetra war.