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
至此，《圣摩诃婆罗多》之《阿底篇》（Ādi Parva）中《生起篇》（Sambhava Parva）所载、专述舍昆陀罗（Śakuntalā）事迹的第七十二章告终。此结语（章末题记）标志一段叙事单元的完成，并提示叙事将由舍昆陀罗故事所凸显的德法（dharma）与家族源流，转入更宏阔的王族命运之展开。
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.