Shloka 237
दुर्योधनस्य लज्जा-प्रायोपवेशविचारः
Duryodhana’s Shame and Consideration of Prāyopaveśa
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि घोषयात्रापर्वणि कर्णशकुनिवाक्ये सप्तत्रिंशदधिकद्विशततमो<5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi ghoṣayātrāparvaṇi karṇaśakuni-vākye saptatriṃśad-adhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
هكذا ينتهي، في «شري مهابهاراتا»، ضمن «فانا بارفا»، في القسم المتعلق بحملة الماشية (Ghoṣa-yātrā)، الفصل المعنون «كلمات كَرْنَة وشَكوني»—وهو الفصل السابع والثلاثون بعد المئتين (237). وهذه الخاتمة تُثبت إغلاق وحدةٍ سرديةٍ إغلاقًا رسميًا، مُعلنةً أن الخطاب السابق وما فيه من توترٍ أخلاقي—نصحٍ واستفزازٍ وقصدٍ سياسي—قد بلغ منتهاه.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself teaches no new doctrine; it functions as a formal closure. Ethically, it reminds the reader that speeches and counsels (vākya)—often driven by strategy or provocation—shape outcomes and are therefore morally weighty within the epic’s dharma-centered narrative.
This line signals the end of a chapter in the Ghoṣa-yātrā episode of the Vana Parva, specifically the chapter characterized by the discourse involving Karṇa and Śakuni. It is an editorial/narrative marker concluding that unit of dialogue and events.