Shloka 186
भीष्मस्वप्न-स्मृत्युपाख्यानम् | Bhīṣma’s Dream-Linked Recollection of the Paraśurāma Combat
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि अम्बातपस्यायां षडशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi ambopākhyānaparvaṇi ambātapasyāyāṃ ṣaḍaśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Như vậy, trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Udyoga Parva, trong phần gọi là “Ambā-upākhyāna”, tiểu đoạn “Khổ hạnh của Ambā”, chương thứ một trăm tám mươi sáu kết thúc tại đây.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line does not teach through direct instruction; it signals closure and emphasizes textual structure. In context, it highlights how a personal moral crisis (Ambā’s grievance) is carried forward through disciplined resolve (tapas), illustrating that actions and injuries can generate long-term ethical and karmic consequences.
This is the formal end-marker of a chapter within the Ambā episode in Udyoga Parva, specifically the portion dealing with Ambā’s austerities. It indicates that the narrative unit about Ambā’s tapas has concluded at this chapter boundary.