Shloka 103
आदि पर्व, अध्याय 104 — कर्णोत्पत्ति, दानधर्म, वैकर्तन-नामकरण
Karna’s Birth, Gift-Ethic, and the Name Vaikartana
इति श्रीमहा भारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि भीष्मसत्यवतीसंवादे त्रयधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi bhīṣma-satyavatī-saṃvāde trayadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ดังนี้ บทที่หนึ่งร้อยสามแห่งส่วนสัมภวะในอาทิปรวะของศรีมหาภารตะ ในตอนสนทนาระหว่างภีษมะ (Bhīṣma) กับสัตยวตี (Satyavatī) ก็สิ้นสุดลง
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach a new doctrine directly; it signals closure and emphasizes the Mahābhārata’s careful transmission—linking the narrative to its authoritative speaker (Vaiśampāyana) and situating the episode within the ethical-dynastic concerns of Bhīṣma and Satyavatī.
This line marks the end of the chapter in the Bhīṣma–Satyavatī dialogue within the Sambhava Parva of the Ādi Parva, formally concluding that segment of the story and transitioning to what follows in the text.