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Shloka 249

द्रौपदी-शैब्यसंवादः — Draupadī’s Identification and Counsel on Hospitality

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि घोषयात्रापर्वणि दुर्योधनप्रायोपवेशे एकोनपजञ्चाशदधिकद्वधिशततमो< ध्याय:

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi ghoṣayātrāparvaṇi duryodhanaprāyopaveśe ekonapañcāśadadhikadvīśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Ainsi, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein du Vana Parva—plus précisément dans la section de l’expédition du bétail (Ghoṣa-yātrā)—s’achève le chapitre consacré à la résolution de Duryodhana de jeûner jusqu’à la mort : c’est le deux-cent-quarante-neuvième chapitre. Le colophon marque un tournant, où l’orgueil, l’humiliation et la rivalité politique poussent un prince vers une extrémité autodestructrice, préparant l’entrée du conseil, de l’intervention et de l’examen éthique du désespoir érigé en arme.

इतिthus; end-quote marker
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
श्रीमहाभारतेin the Śrī-Mahābhārata
श्रीमहाभारते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीमहाभारत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
वनपर्वणिin the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)
वनपर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootवनपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
घोषयात्रापर्वणिin the Ghoṣa-yātrā-parvan (Cattle-expedition sub-book)
घोषयात्रापर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootघोषयात्रापर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
दुर्योधनप्रायोपवेशेin (the section on) Duryodhana's fast-unto-death (prāyopaveśa)
दुर्योधनप्रायोपवेशे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootदुर्योधनप्रायोपवेश
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
एकोनपञ्चाशदधिकद्विशततमःthe two-hundred-fiftieth (lit. 200 + 50 − 1) [chapter]
एकोनपञ्चाशदधिकद्विशततमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootएकोनपञ्चाशदधिकद्विशततम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अध्यायःchapter
अध्यायः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअध्याय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

वैशम्पायन उवाच

M
Mahābhārata
V
Vana Parva
G
Ghoṣa-yātrā Parva
D
Duryodhana
P
Prāyopaveśa (fasting unto death)

Educational Q&A

The colophon highlights an ethical tension: when wounded pride and rivalry push a leader toward self-destruction, the act (prāyopaveśa) becomes morally charged—raising questions about rightful resolve versus manipulative despair, and the need for wise counsel to prevent adharma-driven extremes.

This is the chapter-ending colophon for the episode in which Duryodhana undertakes (or resolves upon) prāyopaveśa—fasting unto death—within the Ghoṣa-yātrā sequence of the Vana Parva, marking the close of the two-hundred-and-forty-ninth chapter.