Shloka 188
Ambā’s Vow of Tapas after Paraśurāma’s Assessment (अम्बाया तपोव्रतनिश्चयः)
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि शिखण्ड्युत्पत्तौ अष्टाशीत्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi ambopākhyānaparvaṇi śikhaṇḍyutpattau aṣṭāśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
毗湿摩作结曰：“如是，在《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《优提瑜伽篇》中，于名为‘安芭传’之段落内，关于尸佉檀底（Śikhaṇḍī）之诞生与显现的第一百八十八章，至此终了。”此章末题记宣示该段故事的完成：它围绕正义、誓愿所系之义务，以及伤害与羞辱跨越生死所带来的漫长道德后果而展开。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon closes the Ambā–Śikhaṇḍī cycle, underscoring how actions bound to pride, coercion, and rigid vows can generate enduring moral consequences. It points to the Mahābhārata’s ethical tension between personal vows (like Bhīṣma’s) and the broader demands of justice and compassion.
This is the formal end-of-chapter marker: Bhīṣma’s narration concludes the chapter dealing with Śikhaṇḍī’s origin within the Ambā episode, situated in the Udyoga Parva as the war’s causes and key destinies are being explained.