Shloka 2415
मुद्गलोपाख्यानम् — व्रीहिद्रोणदानं, दुर्वाससः परीक्षा, स्वर्गगुणप्रश्नः
Mudgala Episode: Rice-measure Charity, Durvāsas’ Test, Inquiry on Heaven
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत घोषयात्रापर्वमें गन्धर्वपराजयविषयक दो सौ पैंतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata-vanaparvake antargata ghoṣayātrāparvaṇi gandharvaparājayaviṣayaka dviśata-pañcacatvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
So endet das zweihundertfünfundvierzigste Kapitel des Unterabschnitts Ghoṣa-yātrā innerhalb des Vana Parva des Śrī Mahābhārata, das von der Niederlage der Gandharvas handelt. Die Schlussformel kennzeichnet die Vollendung dieser Erzähleinheit und kündigt den Übergang an; sie erinnert den Hörer daran, dass die Ereignisse in einem geordneten textlichen und moralischen Rahmen verlaufen, in dem Ausgänge (wie eine Niederlage) als sinntragende Folgen innerhalb der größeren ethischen Vision des Epos erscheinen.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse primarily teaches textual discipline: events are framed within a structured narration where outcomes like defeat are not random but part of an intelligible moral and narrative order (dharma and consequence) that the epic repeatedly emphasizes.
This is the formal closing statement for the chapter: it announces that the chapter in the Ghoṣa-yātrā episode (within Vana Parva) whose topic is the defeat of the Gandharvas has been completed, and it transitions the listener/reader to what follows.