Shloka 193
कर्णस्य मन्त्रः — Duryodhana-प्रति नीति-विचारः
Karna’s Counsel on Strategy toward the Pāṇḍavas
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत वैवाहिकपर्वनें युधिष्ठिर आदिकी परीक्षाविषयक एक सौ तिरानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate ādiparvake antargata-vaivāhika-parvaṇi yudhiṣṭhirādikā-parīkṣā-viṣayaka ekaśata-trinavatyāṃ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata’s Ādi Parva, within the Vaivāhika section, the one-hundred-and-ninety-third chapter—concerning the testing of Yudhiṣṭhira and the others—comes to its close. The narrator signals a formal transition, emphasizing that the events are being arranged as a purposeful examination of character and conduct.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The closing notice frames the preceding events as a deliberate parīkṣā (test) of Yudhiṣṭhira and others, underscoring a Mahābhārata theme: dharma is clarified through trials that reveal inner disposition, restraint, and ethical choice.
This is a colophon-style concluding line: the narrator indicates that the chapter dealing with the examination of Yudhiṣṭhira and his companions has ended within the Vaivāhika portion of the Ādi Parva, marking a formal transition to what follows.