Shloka 71
कच-देवयानी संवादः
Kaca–Devayānī Dialogue and the Curse on Vidyā
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत आदिपर्वके अन्तर्गत सम्भवपर्वमें शकुन्तलोपाख्यानविषयक इकद्तत्तवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate ādiparvake antargata-sambhavaparvaṇi śakuntalopākhyāna-viṣayaka ekasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
ดังนี้ บทที่เจ็ดสิบสองแห่งสัมภวปัรวะ อันอยู่ในอาทิปัรวะแห่งศรีมหาภารตะ ว่าด้วยอุปาขยานเรื่องศกุนตลา ก็สิ้นสุดลงเพียงนี้
कण्व उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse primarily teaches attentiveness to textual structure: it closes the Śakuntalā episode within the genealogy-focused Sambhava Parva, reminding readers that personal conduct and family origins are foundational to the larger dharmic and historical arc of the Mahābhārata.
The narrative action pauses: this line formally announces that the chapter centered on the Śakuntalā episode has concluded within Ādi Parva’s Sambhava Parva, preparing the text to move on to the next section.