Shloka 119
कृपकृपी-जननम्
The Birth of Kṛpa and Kṛpī; Kṛpa’s Attainment of Astras
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि पाण्डुपृथासंवादे ऊनविंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi pāṇḍu-pṛthā-saṃvāde ūnaviṃśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Ādi Parva—specifically the Sambhava Parva—ends the one-hundred-and-nineteenth chapter, in the dialogue between Pāṇḍu and Pṛthā (Kuntī).
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not add new instruction; it signals closure of a dialogue unit. Ethically, it highlights that the Mahābhārata frames moral reflection through conversations in which rulers and family members confront duty, consequence, and lineage.
This is the chapter-ending marker stating that the 119th chapter (within this numbering) has concluded, located in the Ādi Parva’s Sambhava Parva, specifically in the section describing the dialogue between Pāṇḍu and Pṛthā (Kuntī).