Shloka 256
Rāmopākhyāna—Rāma–Sītā Origins and the Opening of Rāvaṇa’s Genealogy
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत वनपवके अन्तर्गत घोषयात्रापर्वमें दुर्योधनका यज्ञविषयक दो सौ छप्पनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārata-Vanaparvaṇi antargata-Ghoṣayātrāparvaṇi Duryodhanasya yajñaviṣayakaḥ dviśata-ṣaṭpañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
এইদৰে শ্ৰীমহাভাৰতৰ বনপৰ্বৰ অন্তৰ্গত ঘোষযাত্ৰাপৰ্বত দুঃৰ্যোধনৰ যজ্ঞ-বিষয়ক দু’শ ছাপ্পান্নতম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হ’ল।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line primarily signals completion; ethically, it invites reflection that yajña (ritual) gains true merit when aligned with dharma and humility, not when used as a vehicle for status, rivalry, or self-display.
The narrator (Vaiśampāyana) closes the chapter, stating that the 256th adhyāya of the Ghoṣayātrā episode within the Vana Parva—focused on Duryodhana’s sacrificial matter—has concluded.