Shloka 107
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपरव्वके अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें अणीमाण्डव्योपाख्यानविषयक एक सौ सातवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata ādiparva-ke antargata sambhavaparva-me aṇīmāṇḍavyopākhyāna-viṣayaka eka-śata-saptamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat
Thus ends the one hundred and seventh chapter of the Sambhava Parva, a section within the Ādi Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with the episode of the sage Aṇīmāṇḍavya. The colophon marks the completion of this narrative unit, signaling a transition while underscoring the Mahābhārata’s ethical concern with dharma, justice, and the consequences of actions.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a concluding colophon, the verse itself teaches by framing the text: it highlights that the Mahābhārata organizes ethical reflection through discrete narrative units (upākhyānas). By naming the Aṇīmāṇḍavya episode, it points to themes of dharma and justice—how moral order is examined through stories and their consequences.
This line is not a plot event but an editorial/narratorial closure: it announces that the 107th chapter, focused on the Aṇīmāṇḍavya episode within the Sambhava Parva of the Ādi Parva, has been completed, preparing the reader for the next section.