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.
So endet das zweihundertsechsundfünfzigste Kapitel im Ghoṣayātrā-Unterabschnitt des Vana Parva des Śrī Mahābhārata, das Duryodhanas Opferunternehmen behandelt. Dieses Kolophon kennzeichnet den Abschluss dieser Erzähleinheit und erinnert zugleich implizit daran, dass rituelle Schaustellung aus Stolz oder Rivalität ethisch etwas anderes ist als ein Opfer, das im Dharma gründet.
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.