Shloka 141
Hiḍimbā’s Account and the Bhīma–Hiḍimba Engagement (आदि पर्व, अध्याय १४२)
इति श्रीमहा भारते आदिपर्वणि जतुगृहपर्वणि दुर्योधनपरामर्शे एकचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi jatugṛhapārvaṇi duryodhanaparāmarśe ekacatvāriṃśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le vénérable Mahābhārata, au sein de l’Ādi Parva, dans la section concernant l’épisode de la maison de laque, au chapitre décrivant le conseil et la délibération de Duryodhana, s’achève le cent quarante et unième chapitre.
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even before open conflict begins, adharma often starts as private counsel shaped by envy and insecurity; when leaders normalize deceitful plotting, they erode moral order and invite ruin for themselves and their realm.
This line functions as a chapter-ending colophon, identifying the text’s location: the Ādi Parva, the lac-house episode (Jatugṛha), specifically the chapter centered on Duryodhana’s consultation/deliberation.