Shloka 88
अर्जुनदुःखहेतुप्रश्नः — Inquiry into the cause of Arjuna’s recurring hardship
Book 14, Chapter 89
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आश्वमेधिकपर्वके अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्वमें अश्वमेधयज्ञका आरम्भविषयक अठासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate āśvamedhika-parvake antargata anugītā-parvaṇi aśvamedha-yajñasya ārambha-viṣayaka aṣṭāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》阿湿婆梅陀篇之阿努吉塔分部中，论及阿湿婆梅陀大祭开端的第八十八章告终。叙述者以正式的收束作标记，昭示从言说与论辩转入仪式与政治行动——其旨在战祸摧残之后重建秩序与王权。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This is a colophon-style closure rather than a doctrinal verse: it emphasizes orderly transmission of scripture and signals that the narrative is moving toward the ethical-political restoration of dharma through a royal rite (Aśvamedha) after the war.
Vaiśampāyana formally concludes the eighty-eighth chapter of the Anugītā section within the Aśvamedhika Parva, indicating that the topic has been the beginning of the Aśvamedha sacrifice and that the text is transitioning to the next unit.