Shloka 269
अध्याय २७०: प्रहस्त-वधः, धूम्राक्ष-हननं, कुम्भकर्ण-प्रबोधनम्
Chapter 270: Slaying of Prahasta; Defeat of Dhūmrākṣa; Awakening of Kumbhakarṇa
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि द्रौपदीहरणपर्वणि पार्थागमने एकोनसप्तत्यधिकद्धिशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत द्रौपदीहरणपर्वमें पाथगिमनविषयक दो सी उनहत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi draupadīharaṇaparvaṇi pārthāgamane ekonasaptatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Así, en el Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro del Vana Parva, en la sección relativa al rapto de Draupadī, llega a su fin el capítulo doscientos sesenta y nueve—sobre la llegada de Pārtha (Arjuna). Este colofón final marca la conclusión del episodio y sitúa el relato en su marco ético mayor: la transgresión encarnada en el rapto de Draupadī y la respuesta consecuente de los Pāṇḍavas, mientras la historia avanza hacia la restauración del dharma mediante la acción justa.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it teaches how the Mahābhārata frames events within ordered textual units (parva, parvan, adhyāya). Ethically, it signals that the abduction of Draupadī is treated as a grave adharma whose consequences propel the narrative toward corrective action and the reassertion of dharma.
The verse announces the completion of the chapter in the Vana Parva, specifically within the Draupadī-abduction section, and identifies the chapter’s theme as Pārtha’s (Arjuna’s) arrival. It functions as a formal closing line that transitions to the next portion of the story.