Shloka 137
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि द्रुपदशासने सप्तत्रिंशदाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi drupadaśāsane saptatriṃśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Así, en el venerable Mahābhārata, dentro del Ādi Parva y en particular del Sambhava Parva, concluye el capítulo titulado “El mandato de Drupada”, el centésimo trigésimo séptimo. Este colofón final señala el cierre de una unidad narrativa y encuadra el episodio en la esfera ética y política de los edictos reales y de sus consecuencias.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a didactic verse: it teaches how the epic self-organizes its narrative into parvas and adhyāyas, and it highlights the importance of śāsana (royal command) as a thematic frame—suggesting that political directives and their moral weight shape subsequent events.
The text is marking the close of a chapter within the Sambhava Parva, titled “Drupada’s Command.” It functions as an editorial/narrative boundary, indicating that the preceding episode has concluded and the next chapter will begin a new segment.