Shloka 103
Mātali’s Proposal for Guṇakeśī and Sumukha’s Audience with Indra
इति श्रीमहाभारते उद्योगपर्वणि भगवद्यानपर्वणि मातलिवरान्वेषणे त्रयधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi bhagavadyānaparvaṇi mātalivarānveṣaṇe trayadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le cent-troisième chapitre de l’Udyoga Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, dans la section consacrée à l’ambassade du Seigneur, au sein de l’épisode où l’on cherche un époux digne pour la fille de Mātali. Ce colophon marque la clôture du chapitre et inscrit le récit dans l’effort éthique et politique plus vaste visant à détourner la guerre par le conseil, l’alliance et le juste choix.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical-political setting: choices of alliance, counsel, and rightful selection (vara) are part of dharma-driven statecraft aimed at stabilizing society and, ideally, preventing destructive conflict.
This is the chapter-ending marker stating that the 103rd chapter concludes within the Udyoga Parva, specifically in the Bhagavad-yāna section, during the episode where Mātali searches for a worthy bridegroom for his daughter.