Shloka 76
नलस्य पुष्करजयो द्यूते
Nala’s Victory over Puṣkara in the Dice-Game
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत नलोपाख्यानपर्वमें नलदमयन्तीसमागमविषयक छिह्त्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi antargate nalopākhyānaparvaṇi naladamayantīsamāgamaviṣayakaḥ ṣaṭsaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
এইদৰে শ্ৰীমহাভাৰতৰ বনপৰ্বান্তৰ্গত নলোপাখ্যানত নল-দময়ন্তীৰ পুনৰ্মিলনবিষয়ক সাতাত্তৰতম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হ’ল।
बृहदश्चव उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon marking the chapter’s end, it underscores a key ethical arc of the Nalopākhyāna: after trials and moral testing, steadfastness and rightful conduct culminate in reconciliation and the reestablishment of dharma in relationships.
This line is a formal closing statement indicating that the seventy-seventh chapter of the Nalopākhyāna within the Vana Parva—focused on the reunion of Nala and Damayantī—has concluded.