Shloka 107
धृतराष्ट्रपुत्रनामावलिः (Roster of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Children) / Names of the Kauravas in Order
इति श्रीमहा भारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि अणीमाण्डव्योपाख्याने सप्ताधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi aṇīmāṇḍavyopākhyāne saptādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the one-hundred-and-seventh chapter in the Ādi Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Sambhava Parva, in the episode concerning Aṇīmāṇḍavya. This colophon marks the close of the chapter and situates the narrative within its larger ethical frame, where questions of justice, punishment, and the subtle workings of dharma are examined through the sage’s story.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself teaches by framing the episode: Aṇīmāṇḍavya’s narrative is presented as an inquiry into dharma—how justice and punishment can err, and how moral causality (karma) may operate in subtle, sometimes unsettling ways.
This line is the formal closing marker of the chapter, identifying the text (Śrī Mahābhārata), the book (Ādi Parva), the subsection (Sambhava Parva), and the specific episode (Aṇīmāṇḍavya-upākhyāna), and stating that the chapter count has reached 107 (i.e., the end of that chapter).