Shloka 280
सावित्री-यमसंवादः
Sāvitrī’s Dialogue with Yama and the Restoration of Satyavān
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि रामोपाख्यानपर्वणि त्रिजटाकृतसीतासान्त्वने अशीत्यधिकद्वधिशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi rāmopākhyānaparvaṇi trijaṭākṛtasītāsāntvane aśītyadhikadvāśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Así, en el Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro del Vana Parva, en la sección que narra la historia de Rāma (Rāmopākhyāna), en el episodio en que Trijaṭā consuela a Sītā, concluye el capítulo ducentésimo octogésimo. Este colofón final señala el cierre de una unidad narrativa que exalta la firmeza en la adversidad y el poder sustentador del consejo recto.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in distress, one should hold to dharma and inner steadiness; compassionate, truthful counsel (sāntvana) can sustain the afflicted and reinforce moral resolve.
This line is a colophon: it formally closes a chapter of the Rāmopākhyāna within the Vana Parva, specifically the episode describing Trijaṭā’s consoling words to Sītā, as recounted by Mārkaṇḍeya.