Shloka 203
Adhyāya 203 — Tilottamā-sṛṣṭiḥ
Creation and Commissioning of Tilottamā
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि विदुरागमनराज्यलम्भपर्वणि द्रोणवाक्ये त्यधिकद्धिशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi vidurāgamanarājyalambhaparvaṇi droṇavākye tryadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sa gayon, sa Śrī Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Ādi Parva—lalo na sa bahaging “Pagdating ni Vidura at Pagkamit ng Kaharian”—nagtatapos ang ika-203 kabanata, na minarkahang “mga salita ni Droṇa.” Ito’y pangwakas na tala sa estilong kolofon na naglalagay sa salaysay sa balangkas ng etika: itinatampok ang matuwid na pamamahala at ang payo, habang lumilipat ang kuwento sa papel ni Vidura at sa pagbabalik ng kapangyarihang pampolitika.
द्रोण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The line functions as a colophon, but it highlights an ethical frame: the restoration or attainment of kingship is tied to proper counsel and dharma, signaled by the section title referencing Vidura—traditionally the voice of righteous statecraft.
This is not a narrative verse but an editorial/colophon closure: it marks the end of the 203rd chapter of the Ādi Parva, within the subsection titled ‘Vidura’s arrival and attainment of the kingdom,’ and notes that the chapter is associated with Droṇa’s speech.