Shloka 145
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 147 — Kanyā-paridevita
The daughter’s lament on lineage and protection
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत जदुगृहपर्वमें भीमसेन-युधिष्ठिर-संवादविषयक एक सौ पैतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi antaragate jātugṛhapārvaṇi bhīmasena-yudhiṣṭhira-saṃvāda-viṣayaka ekaśata-paitālīśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Thus ends the one hundred and forty-fifth chapter of the Ādi Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Jātugṛha Parva, dealing with the dialogue between Bhīmasena and Yudhiṣṭhira. The colophon marks the completion of this section, framing the exchange as a moral and strategic deliberation within the larger narrative of the Pāṇḍavas’ peril and their commitment to righteous conduct under threat.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line does not present a new doctrinal teaching; it frames the preceding material as a Bhīma–Yudhiṣṭhira deliberation within the Jātugṛha episode, implicitly highlighting the Mahābhārata’s ethical method: decisions under danger are weighed through dialogue, with dharma and prudence held in tension.
This is an end-of-chapter closing statement indicating that the chapter focused on the conversation between Bhīmasena and Yudhiṣṭhira within the Jātugṛha Parva (the Lac House episode) has concluded.