Shloka 117
पाण्डोः प्रेतकार्य-सम्पादनम्
Pāṇḍu’s Funeral Rites and Public Mourning
इति श्रीमहा भारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि पाण्डुमृगशापे सप्तदशाधिकशततमोड<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi pāṇḍumṛgaśāpe saptadaśādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ইতি শ্রীমহাভারতের আদিপর্বের সম্ভবপর্বে পাণ্ডুর মৃগবধজনিত শাপ-বিষয়ক একশো সতেরোতম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হল।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights the ethical principle that actions—especially violent or impulsive ones—carry consequences. For a ruler, lack of discernment (failing to judge context and propriety) can become a moral fault that rebounds upon oneself and one’s lineage.
This is the chapter-ending colophon stating that the Adhyāya concludes within Ādi Parva → Sambhava Parva, and that its subject is the curse connected with Pāṇḍu and the deer—an episode that becomes pivotal for the future course of the Kuru dynasty.