Shloka 109
पाण्डोः तपः-प्रसङ्गः, ऋण-धर्मः, अपत्य-प्राप्ति-चिन्ता
Pāṇḍu’s Asceticism, the Doctrine of Debts, and Deliberations on Progeny
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वनें धृतराष्ट्रविवाहविषयक एक सौ नवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata ādiparvake antargataḥ sambhavaparvaṇe dhṛtarāṣṭravivāhaviṣayaka ekaśata navamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the one hundred and ninth chapter of the Sambhava Parva, within the Ādi Parva of the revered Mahābhārata, dealing with the subject of Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s marriage. This closing colophon marks the completion of a narrative unit and signals a transition to the next portion of the lineage-and-origins account.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it teaches how the epic is organized into parvas and adhyāyas, marking completion and guiding the reader through the narrative’s structured transmission.
The narrator indicates that the chapter concerning Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s marriage has concluded within the Sambhava Parva of the Ādi Parva, signaling a transition to the next chapter/topic.