Shloka 206
अर्जुनस्य तीर्थयात्रा तथा मणलूर-सम्बन्धः
Arjuna’s Pilgrimage and the Maṇalūra Alliance
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत विदुरागमनराज्यलम्भपर्वमें नगरनिर्माणविषयक दो सौ छठा अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi antargate vidurāgamanarājyalambhaparvaṇi nagaranirmāṇaviṣayakaḥ dviśataṣaṣṭho 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the two-hundred-and-sixth chapter of the Ādi Parva of the sacred Mahābhārata, within the sub-section concerning Vidura’s arrival and the gaining of the kingdom, dealing with the theme of city-construction. This is a closing colophon marking the completion of the chapter rather than advancing the story itself.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon: it emphasizes textual organization—parva, sub-parva, and chapter—rather than offering a direct moral instruction. Indirectly, it points to themes of orderly governance and civic organization through the chapter’s stated topic of city-construction.
No new narrative event occurs here. The statement simply announces that the chapter on city-construction, situated within the section about Vidura’s arrival and the attainment of the kingdom, has concluded.