Shloka 90
महाभिष-गङ्गा-दर्शनं वसूनां शापकथनं च
Mahābhiṣa Encounters Gaṅgā; The Vasus Explain Their Curse
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि उत्तरयायाते नवतितमो<ध्याय: ।। ९० || इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत आदिपव॑ीके अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें उत्तरयायातविषयक नब्बेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi uttarayāyāte navatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 90 ||
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Ādi Parva and specifically the Sambhava Parva, the ninetieth chapter—concerning the episode of Uttarayāyāta—comes to its conclusion. (This is a colophon marking the end of the chapter rather than a spoken narrative verse.)
अष्टक उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon, not a didactic verse: it teaches how the Mahābhārata is organized—by parva, sub-parva, and chapter—helping readers locate and authenticate the textual unit that has just ended.
No new narrative action occurs here. The text simply signals that the chapter dealing with the Uttarayāyāta episode has concluded within the Sambhava Parva of the Ādi Parva.