Shloka 310
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत कुण्डलाहरणपर्वमें कवच-कुण्डलदानविषयक तीन सौ दसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Vanaparvake antargate Kuṇḍalāharaṇaparvaṇi kavaca-kuṇḍala-dāna-viṣayakaḥ trīśata-daśamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Thus ends the three-hundred-and-tenth chapter of the Vana Parva of the sacred Mahābhārata, within the section called the “Kuṇḍalāharaṇa Parva,” concerning the gift of the armor and earrings. Here the narrator marks the close of this episode, underscoring the moral weight of a gift made at great personal cost and the transition in the tale that it brings about.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon points to the ethical gravity of dāna—giving—especially when it involves personal loss. It frames the episode as one where generosity and duty are tested, and where a gift can reshape destiny and the moral landscape of the story.
This is a concluding statement (colophon) by the narrator, indicating that the chapter dealing with the donation of the armor and earrings—within the Kuṇḍalāharaṇa section of the Vana Parva—has ended, and the text is moving on to the next unit.