Shloka 181
Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 181 — Svayaṃvara Aftermath: Arjuna–Karna Exchange and Bhīma–Śalya Contest
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि चैत्ररथपर्वणि वसिष्ठोपाख्याने एकाशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi caitrarathaparvaṇi vasiṣṭhopākhyāne ekāśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
இவ்வாறு ஸ்ரீமஹாபாரதத்தின் ஆதிபர்வத்தில், சைத்ரரதப் பகுதியில் உள்ள வஸிஷ்டோபாக்யானத்தின் நூற்று எண்பத்தொன்றாம் அத்தியாயம் நிறைவுற்றது.
गन्धर्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is not a didactic verse but a colophon: it signals the completion of a chapter and identifies its placement (Ādi Parva → Caitraratha section → Vasiṣṭha episode). Its value is structural—preserving how the epic is organized and transmitted.
The narrative action pauses: the text formally closes the Vasiṣṭha sub-episode within the Caitraratha section of the Ādi Parva, marking the end of Chapter 181.