Shloka 86
ययाति–अष्टक–प्रतर्दन संवादः | Yayāti’s Dialogue with Aṣṭaka and Pratardana on Merit, Gifts, and Ethical Restraint
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि उत्तरयायाते षडशीतितमो<ध्याय: ।। ८६ || इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें उत्तरयायातविषयक छियासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi uttarayāyāte ṣaḍaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 86 ||
So endet im Śrī Mahābhārata, innerhalb der Ādi Parva und insbesondere der Sambhava Parva, das sechsundachtzigste Kapitel—über Uttara und Yayāti. Dieses Schlusskolophon kennzeichnet den Abschluss des Kapitels und weist auf einen Übergang in der genealogisch gerahmten Erzählung hin, die Abstammung, Pflicht und die moralischen Folgen königlichen Handelns entfaltet.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-colophon, the verse itself teaches indirectly: it frames the epic’s genealogical narration as purposeful—royal lineages and their choices are presented to illuminate dharma, the responsibilities of rulers, and how personal conduct shapes dynastic destiny.
This is the formal closing statement for the chapter: it announces that, within Ādi Parva’s Sambhava Parva, the chapter dealing with Uttara and Yāyāti has ended, preparing the listener/reader for the next unit of the genealogical and origin narrative.