Shloka 81
ययातेर्वानप्रस्थतपःस्वर्गारोहणम् | Yayāti’s Vānaprastha Austerities and Ascent to Heaven
इति श्रीमहा भारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि ययात्युपाख्याने एकाशीतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi yayātyupākhyāne ekāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le quatre-vingt-unième chapitre de l’Ādi Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, dans la section Sambhava, au sein de l’épisode consacré au roi Yayāti. Ce colophon de clôture marque l’achèvement d’une unité narrative qui inscrit l’histoire de Yayāti dans le vaste récit des origines et des lignées, suggérant implicitement que la royauté, le désir et la responsabilité doivent être pesés à l’aune du dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself teaches by framing: it signals that Yayāti’s episode is to be read as part of the Mahābhārata’s origin-narrative, where personal desire and royal conduct are evaluated in relation to dharma and long-term consequences for lineage and society.
This is the formal closing line for the chapter: it announces that the eighty-first chapter has concluded, specifying its placement in the Ādi Parva, within the Sambhava Parva, and within the Yayāti episode.