Shloka 199
खाण्डवप्रस्थप्रवेशः तथा इन्द्रप्रस्थनिर्माणवर्णनम् | Entry into Khāṇḍavaprastha and Description of Indraprastha’s Founding
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि विदुरागमनराज्यलम्भपर्वणि दुर्योधनवाक्ये नवनवत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi vidurāgamanarājyalambhaparvaṇi duryodhanavākye navanavatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Ādi Parva—na seção sobre a chegada de Vidura e a obtenção do reino—encerra-se o capítulo cento e noventa e nove, apresentado no contexto das palavras de Duryodhana.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself does not teach through argument but through framing: it highlights that the chapter’s material is to be read under the themes of Vidura’s arrival and the gaining of royal power, and that Duryodhana’s words are central—inviting ethical reflection on how political ambition and counsel relate to dharma.
This line signals the end of the 199th chapter of the Ādi Parva in the Gītā Press tradition, identifying the chapter as part of the ‘Vidura’s arrival and attainment of the kingdom’ section and noting that the immediate narrative context is Duryodhana’s speech.