Shloka 128
Adhyāya 129 — Public Acclaim of the Pāṇḍavas and Duryodhana’s Appeal to Dhṛtarāṣṭra
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि भीमप्रत्यागमने अष्टाविंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi bhīmapratyāgamane aṣṭāviṁśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ดังนี้ ในศรีมหาภารตะ อาทิปัรวะ ตอนสัมภวปัรวะ ในเหตุการณ์การกลับมาของภีมะ บทที่หนึ่งร้อยยี่สิบแปด (อัษฏาวิงศติยธิกศตตมะ) ได้สิ้นสุดลงแล้ว
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a didactic verse: it teaches how the Mahābhārata self-documents its internal organization—parva, sub-parva, and chapter—so that the narrative can be accurately located, transmitted, and referenced.
The narrative action is not advanced here; the text is formally closing the chapter and identifying it as part of the Sambhava section of the Ādi Parva, specifically connected with the episode of Bhīma’s return.