Shloka 109
पाण्डोः प्रव्रज्या-व्रतवर्णनम् | Pāṇḍu’s Resolve for Renunciation and Forest Discipline
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि धृतराष्ट्रविवाहे नवाधिकशततमोड<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi dhṛtarāṣṭravivāhe navādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
अशा प्रकारे श्रीमहाभारताच्या आदिपर्वातील सम्भवपर्वात धृतराष्ट्राच्या विवाहविषयक एकशे नववा अध्याय समाप्त झाला।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not present a direct moral injunction; its function is structural—closing a chapter and anchoring the narrative within the epic’s larger framework. Indirectly, it emphasizes careful textual organization and the importance of tracing origins (sambhava) to understand later ethical and political outcomes.
The text is concluding a chapter in the Sambhava Parva of the Ādi Parva, specifically the portion dealing with Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s marriage. It serves as an editorial/recitational marker that the chapter has ended and the narration will proceed to the next section.