Shloka 137
भीमस्य जलान्वेषणं तथा वनविश्रान्तिः
Bhīma’s Search for Water and the Forest Halt
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि द्रुपदशासने सप्तत्रिंशदाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi drupadaśāsane saptatriṃśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sa gayon, sa kagalang-galang na Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Ādi Parva at lalo na sa Sambhava Parva, nagtatapos ang kabanatang pinamagatang “Ang Utos ni Drupada,” ang ika-isang daan at tatlumpu’t pitong kabanata. Ang pangwakas na kolopon na ito ang hudyat ng pagtatapos ng isang yunit ng salaysay at inilalagay ang pangyayari sa larangan ng etika at pulitika ng mga atas ng hari at ng mga ibinubungang bunga nito.
वैशग्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a didactic verse: it teaches how the epic self-organizes its narrative into parvas and adhyāyas, and it highlights the importance of śāsana (royal command) as a thematic frame—suggesting that political directives and their moral weight shape subsequent events.
The text is marking the close of a chapter within the Sambhava Parva, titled “Drupada’s Command.” It functions as an editorial/narrative boundary, indicating that the preceding episode has concluded and the next chapter will begin a new segment.