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Shloka 298

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते वनपर्वणि पतिव्रतामाहात्म्यपर्वणि सावितरयुपाख्याने अष्टनवत्यधिकद्वधिशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत पतित्रतामाहात्म्यपर्वमें सावित्री- उपाख्यानविषयक दी सौ अद्ठदानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi pativratāmāhātmyaparvaṇi sāvitrī-upākhyāne aṣṭanavatyadhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Vana Parva—specifically in the section praising the greatness of the devoted wife (pativratā)—the Savitrī episode concludes here as the two-hundred-and-ninety-eighth chapter. The closing formula underscores the ideal celebrated: steadfast marital fidelity and dharmic resolve as a source of spiritual power and protection.

Word by Word

itithus; so (end-quotation marker)

śrīglory; auspiciousness; honorific “śrī”

mahābhāratein the Mahābhārata

vanaparvaṇiin the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)

pativratāmāhātmyaparvaṇiin the section (parvan) on the greatness of devoted wives

sāvitrī-upākhyānein the episode (upākhyāna) of Sāvitrī

aṣṭa-navati-adhika-dvi-śata-tamaḥthe 298th (two-hundred plus ninety-eight) [chapter]

adhyāyaḥchapter

Speaker

गौतम उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Pativratā-māhātmya-parva

Sāvitrī (episode)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The colophon frames the Savitrī narrative as a dharmic exemplum: the moral power of pativratā-dharma—steadfast fidelity, truthfulness, and resolve—can uphold righteousness and overcome adversity.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the formal closing statement (colophon) marking the end of the Savitrī episode within the Pativratā-māhātmya section of the Vana Parva, identifying the chapter count and textual placement.