Shloka 146
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि जतुगृहपर्वणि जतुगृहवासे षट्चत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत जतुयृहपर्वमें जतुग॒ह्ववासविषयक एक सौ छियालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi jatugṛhaparvaṇi jatugṛhavāse ṣaṭcatvāriṃśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Thus ends the one hundred and forty-sixth chapter of the Ādi Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section on the House of Lac—concluding the account of the Pāṇḍavas’ residence in the lac palace. The colophon signals a completed narrative unit and underscores the ethical tension of the episode: deceit and attempted murder opposed by vigilance, counsel, and the protection of dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when adharma operates through secrecy and deception, dharma is sustained through alertness, wise counsel, and restraint; the colophon closes a unit that highlights the moral contrast between treachery and rightful protection.
This is a concluding colophon: it announces that the chapter dealing with the Pāṇḍavas’ stay in the lac house (Jatugṛha) has ended within the Ādi Parva’s Jatugṛha-parvan section.