Shloka 159
तापती–संवरणोपाख्यानम्
The Tapatī–Saṃvaraṇa Episode: Meaning of “Tāpatya”
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि बकवधपर्वणि कुन्तीप्रश्ने एकोनषष्ट्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi bakavadhaparvaṇi kuntīpraśne ekonaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ดังนี้ ในศรีมหาภารตะ ภาคอาทิปรวะ ในตอนบกวธปรวะ ณ เหตุการณ์ที่กุนตีทูลถาม บทที่หนึ่งร้อยห้าสิบเก้าจึงสิ้นสุดลง
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the close of a chapter and situating it within the larger narrative arc (Baka’s slaying and Kuntī’s inquiry). Indirectly, it highlights how the epic frames ethical action—protecting communities from oppression—within clearly signposted narrative units.
The text is not a spoken verse of dialogue but an editorial/narrative closing formula: it identifies the work (Mahābhārata), the parva (Ādi), the sub-section (Bakavadha), the immediate context (Kuntī’s question), and states that the 159th chapter has concluded.