Shloka 123
Adhyāya 125: Raṅga-pradarśana — Arjuna’s Entry and Astric Demonstration (रङ्गप्रदर्शनम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें पाण्डवोंकी उत्पत्तिविषयक एक सौ तेईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārata Ādiparva-ke antargata Sambhavaparva-meṃ Pāṇḍavōṃ-kī utpatti-viṣayaka eka-śata teīsavāṃ adhyāya pūrā huā.
Thus ends the one hundred and twenty-third chapter of the Sambhava Parva, within the Ādi Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with the origin and birth of the Pāṇḍavas.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
By formally concluding a chapter on the Pāṇḍavas’ origin, the text highlights how legitimacy, lineage, and the circumstances of birth shape claims to authority and responsibility—key ethical foundations for later debates on dharma, rightful rule, and conduct.
This is a closing colophon stating that the 123rd chapter of the Sambhava Parva (within the Ādi Parva) has been completed, and that its subject was the origin/birth of the Pāṇḍavas.