Shloka 127
Droṇa’s Ācārya-Dakṣiṇā: Capture of Drupada and Division of Pāñcāla (द्रोण-आचार्यदक्षिणा)
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि सम्भवपर्वणि भीमसेनरसपाने सप्तविंशत्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi sambhavaparvaṇi bhīmasenarasapāne saptaviṃśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
یوں شری مہابھارت کے آدی پَرو کے ضمن میں سمبھَو پَرو میں بھیم سین کے رس پینے سے متعلق ایک سو ستائیسواں باب اختتام کو پہنچا۔
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse primarily signals closure, but it also frames the episode’s ethical implication: extraordinary power or advantage (symbolized by ‘rasa’) is meaningful when aligned with dharma—used for protection and rightful purpose rather than pride or harm.
This is the chapter-ending statement: it announces that the chapter in the Sambhava Parva of the Ādi Parva—centered on Bhīmasena’s ‘rasapāna’ episode—has concluded, preparing the listener for the next segment of the origin narrative.