Shloka 141
Hiḍimbā’s Account and the Bhīma–Hiḍimba Engagement (आदि पर्व, अध्याय १४२)
इति श्रीमहा भारते आदिपर्वणि जतुगृहपर्वणि दुर्योधनपरामर्शे एकचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi jatugṛhapārvaṇi duryodhanaparāmarśe ekacatvāriṃśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Assim, no venerável Mahābhārata, no Ādi Parva, na seção referente ao episódio da casa de laca (jatugṛha), no capítulo que descreve o conselho e a deliberação de Duryodhana, encerra-se o capítulo cento e quarenta e um.
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even before open conflict begins, adharma often starts as private counsel shaped by envy and insecurity; when leaders normalize deceitful plotting, they erode moral order and invite ruin for themselves and their realm.
This line functions as a chapter-ending colophon, identifying the text’s location: the Ādi Parva, the lac-house episode (Jatugṛha), specifically the chapter centered on Duryodhana’s consultation/deliberation.