Shloka 76
नलस्य पुष्करजयो द्यूते
Nala’s Victory over Puṣkara in the Dice-Game
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत नलोपाख्यानपर्वमें नलदमयन्तीसमागमविषयक छिह्त्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi antargate nalopākhyānaparvaṇi naladamayantīsamāgamaviṣayakaḥ ṣaṭsaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Así concluye el capítulo septuagésimo séptimo del episodio de Nala dentro del Vana Parva del Mahābhārata, relativo al reencuentro de Nala y Damayantī. Esta fórmula de cierre señala la consumación del relato y el restablecimiento del orden legítimo tras el sufrimiento, subrayando que la perseverancia y la integridad conducen finalmente a la reconciliación y a la reinstauración del dharma en la vida personal.
बृहदश्चव उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon marking the chapter’s end, it underscores a key ethical arc of the Nalopākhyāna: after trials and moral testing, steadfastness and rightful conduct culminate in reconciliation and the reestablishment of dharma in relationships.
This line is a formal closing statement indicating that the seventy-seventh chapter of the Nalopākhyāna within the Vana Parva—focused on the reunion of Nala and Damayantī—has concluded.