Shloka 194
Bhīṣma’s Counsel on Reconciliation and Partition (भीष्मोपदेशः—संधि-राज्यविभागविचारः)
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपरव॑के अन्तर्गत वैवाहिकपर्वमें वेदव्यायके आगमनसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाला एक सौ चौरानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata ādiparva-ke antargata vaivāhikaparva-meṃ vedavyāsa-ke āgamana-se sambandha rakhanevālā ekaśata caturānnavetām adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ huā
Demikianlah berakhir bab ke-194 dari Ādi Parva dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di bawah Vaivāhika Parva, yang berkaitan dengan peristiwa kedatangan Vedavyāsa. Penutupan ini merupakan kolofon resmi, menandai peralihan ke rangkaian peristiwa berikutnya serta kesinambungan sejarah suci yang terus mengalir.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon: it emphasizes orderly transmission of sacred narrative—chapters are formally closed to preserve textual integrity and to mark transitions, underscoring the authority of the tradition associated with Vyāsa.
The narrator signals that the chapter connected with Vedavyāsa’s arrival, situated within the Vaivāhika Parva of the Ādi Parva, has ended; it is a structural marker rather than a new plot event.