Shloka 189
अध्याय १९० — वामदेव-वाम्य-वृत्तान्तः
The Vāmadeva Horses Episode and the Ethics of Promise
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वणि भविष्यकथने एकोननवत्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत मार्कण्डेयसमास्यापर्वमें भविष्यकथनविषयक एक सौ नवासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi mārkaṇḍeyasamāsyāparvaṇi bhaviṣyakathane ekonanavatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Vaiśampāyana disse: “Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Vana Parva, na seção conhecida como Mārkaṇḍeya-samāsya Parva, chega ao fim o capítulo referente à narração dos acontecimentos futuros—isto é, o centésimo octogésimo nono capítulo.”
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it emphasizes the Mahābhārata’s careful textual organization—parva, sub-parva, and chapter—framing the preceding discourse as a ‘bhaviṣya-kathana’ (account of future events) and marking its completion.
The narrator Vaiśampāyana signals the end of the relevant chapter within Vana Parva, specifically within the Mārkaṇḍeya-related sub-section, indicating that the portion dealing with future events has concluded.