Shloka 111
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 113 — Maryādā-sthāpana (Śvetaketu’s Boundary) and the Niyoga Deliberation of Pāṇḍu and Kuntī
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें कुन्तीविवाहविषयक एक सौ ग्यारहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi antar-gata-sambhavaparvaṇi kuntī-vivāha-viṣayaka ekaśata-ekādaśo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the one hundred and eleventh chapter of the Sambhava section within the Ādi Parva of the revered Mahābhārata, dealing with the marriage of Kuntī. This closing colophon marks the completion of a narrative unit, signaling a transition in the lineage-history that frames later ethical and dynastic developments.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach a doctrine directly; it emphasizes textual closure and the importance of Kuntī’s marriage as a pivotal dynastic event that underlies later moral and political responsibilities in the epic.
The narrator signals that the chapter concerning Kuntī’s marriage has concluded within the Sambhava Parva of the Ādi Parva, marking the end of that episode and preparing the reader for the next development in the lineage narrative.