Shloka 167
Parāśara’s Birth, Vasiṣṭha as Guardian, and the Bhṛgu–Kṣatriya Violence Etiology (Ādi-parva 169)
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपव॑के अन्तर्गत चैत्ररथपर्वमें पंचालदेशकी यात्राविषयक एक सौ सरसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata ādiparva-ke antargata caitraratha-parva-meṁ pañcāla-deśa-kī yātrā-viṣayaka eka-śata-saraṣaṭh-vāṁ adhyāya pūrā huā
Thus ends the one hundred and sixty-ninth chapter of the Caitraratha section within the Ādi Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with the journey to the land of Pañcāla. This closing colophon marks the completion of that narrative unit and signals a transition to what follows.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: its function is to mark completion of a chapter and identify its subject (the journey to Pañcāla), emphasizing orderly transmission and preservation of the narrative.
The narrator’s colophon announces that the 169th chapter in the Caitraratha section of the Ādi Parva—focused on travel to the Pañcāla country—has concluded, preparing the reader for the next chapter/episode.