Shloka 107
Ādi-parva 109: Pāṇḍu’s Forest Hunt and Kiṃdama’s Curse (पाण्डोर्मृगयावृत्तान्तः—किंदमशापः)
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
Ainsi s’achève le cent septième chapitre du Sambhava Parva, section de l’Ādi Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, consacré à l’épisode du sage Aṇīmāṇḍavya. Ce colophon marque l’achèvement de cette unité narrative, annonce le passage à la suite et souligne la préoccupation éthique de l’épopée pour le dharma, la justice et les conséquences des actes.
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.