Shloka 233
इति श्रीमहाभारते शतसाहस्रयां संहितायां वैयासिक्यामादिपर्वणि मयदर्शनपर्वणि वरप्रदाने त्रयस्त्रिंशदधिकद्धिशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारतमें व्यासनिर्मित एक लाख श*लोकोंकी संहिताके अंतर्गत आदिपवके मयदर्शनपर्वमें इन्द्रवरदानविषयक दो सौ तैतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate śatasāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ vaiyāsikyām ādiparvaṇi mayadarśanaparvaṇi varapradāne trayastriṃśadadhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata — o compêndio de cem mil ślokas composto por Vyāsa —, dentro do Ādi Parva, na seção chamada “Mayadarśana”, encerra-se aqui o capítulo sobre a concessão de um dom: o capítulo 233.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse primarily teaches attentiveness to textual framing: episodes are not random but deliberately bounded units. By highlighting “boon-granting,” it implicitly underscores an ethical theme common in the Mahābhārata—boons are powerful moral instruments whose outcomes depend on intention, restraint, and dharmic discernment.
This is the formal closing statement for Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 233, within the Mayadarśana section, specifying that the chapter dealing with the granting of a boon has concluded. It functions as an editorial/narrative boundary marker rather than advancing plot events itself.