Shloka 143
कपोती-विलापः स्वर्गसंयोगश्च
The Dove’s Lament and Celestial Reunion
इति श्रीमहाभारते शान्तिपर्वणि आपद्धर्मपर्वणि कपोतलुब्धकसंवादोपक्रमे त्रिचत्वारिंशदाधिकशततमो<5 ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate śāntiparvaṇi āpaddharmaparvaṇi kapota-lubdhaka-saṃvāda-upakrame tricatvāriṃśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein du Śānti Parva—plus précisément dans la section de l’Āpaddharma (la conduite en temps de détresse)—s’achève le cent quarante-troisième chapitre, qui introduit le dialogue entre la colombe (kapota) et le chasseur (lubdhaka). Ce colophon marque la transition vers un récit moral examinant le dharma dans des circonstances extrêmes, et l’épreuve de la compassion, de la retenue et de l’action juste.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself does not state a doctrine, but it frames the ethical purpose of the coming episode: in Āpaddharma, dharma is tested under pressure, and the kapota–lubdhaka dialogue is introduced as a vehicle to examine compassion, restraint, and right conduct when survival and duty conflict.
The chapter-ending colophon announces that the 143rd chapter has concluded and that the text is entering the introductory portion of the dialogue between the dove and the hunter within the Āpaddharma section of the Śānti Parva.