Shloka 192
Kuvalāśva’s Lineage and Uttaṅka’s Petition concerning Dhundhu (धुन्धु-प्रसङ्गः)
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वणि मण्ड्रकोपाख्याने द्विनवत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi mārkaṇḍeyasamāsyāparvaṇi maṇḍrakopākhyāne dvinavatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ವನಪರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ, ಮಾರ್ಕಂಡೇಯ-ಸಮಾಸ್ಯಾಪರ್ವದೊಳಗಿನ ಮಂಡ್ರಕೋಪಾಖ್ಯಾನದಲ್ಲಿ ನೂರ ತೊಂಬತ್ತೆರಡನೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು.
वामदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a didactic verse: its purpose is to mark textual boundaries—identifying the larger work (Mahābhārata), the book (Vana Parva), the internal section (Mārkaṇḍeya-related sub-parvan), and the specific episode (Maṇḍraka). The ethical value is indirect: it preserves the integrity of transmission and helps readers situate teachings within their narrative context.
The narrative portion has just concluded an episode referred to as the Maṇḍraka Upākhyāna within the Mārkaṇḍeya-related section of the Vana Parva. This sentence functions as an editorial/recensional closing formula announcing the end of the 192nd chapter.