Shloka 176
धृष्टद्युम्नेन समागतक्षत्रियगणगणना
Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Enumeration of Assembled Kṣatriyas
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि चैत्ररथपर्वणि वासिछ्े सौदाससुतोत्पत्तौ षट्सप्तत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi caitrarathaparvaṇi vāsiṣṭhe saudāsasutotpattau ṣaṭsaptatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
So endet das hundertsechsundsiebzigste Kapitel des Ādi Parva des Śrī Mahābhārata, innerhalb des Caitraratha-Abschnitts, im Zusammenhang mit Vasiṣṭha und der Geburt des Sohnes von Saudāsa.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a didactic verse: it teaches how the Mahābhārata organizes and authenticates its narration—by clearly marking the end of a chapter and naming the section and episode, preserving textual order and context.
The narrative unit concerning Vasiṣṭha and the birth of Saudāsa’s son has concluded; the text formally closes the chapter and prepares the reader/listener for the next chapter’s continuation.