Shloka 270

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपववके अन्तर्गत द्रौपदीहरणपर्वमें द्रीपदीवचनविषयक दो सौ सत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi antargate draupadīharaṇaparvaṇi draupadīvacanaviṣayakaḥ dviśatatamāḥ saptatitamaḥ adhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Thus ends the two-hundred-and-seventieth chapter of the Mahābhārata’s Vana Parva, within the Draupadī-haraṇa section, dealing with Draupadī’s words.

Word by Word

इतिthus

प्रकारम्manner; way

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahabharata

वनपर्वणिin the Vana Parva

अन्तर्गतincluded; contained (within)

द्रौपदीहरणपर्वणिin the Draupadi-harana Parva

द्रौपदीवचनविषयकःconcerning Draupadi's speech

द्विशतसप्ततितमःtwo hundred and seventieth

अध्यायःchapter

पूरितःwas completed; finished

अभवत्became; was

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Draupadī-haraṇa parvan/section

Draupadī

Vaiśaṃpāyana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the line does not add new doctrine; it highlights that Draupadī’s speech is the focal subject of the chapter, implicitly underscoring the ethical weight of her testimony and the importance of hearing the wronged party’s voice within dharma-discourse.

What is happening in the narrative?

The narrator (Vaiśaṃpāyana) signals the end of Adhyāya 270 within Vana Parva, specifying that this chapter belongs to the Draupadī-haraṇa section and centers on Draupadī’s words.