Shloka 274
अरण्यकपर्व — मार्कण्डेयकथिते रामविजयः, सीताशुद्धिः, अयोध्याप्रत्यागमनवर्णनम्
Rāma’s victory, Sītā’s vindication, and return to Ayodhyā as told by Mārkaṇḍeya
इति श्रीमहा भारते वनपर्वणि रामोपाख्यानपर्वणि रामरावणयोर्जन्मक थने चतु:सप्तत्यधिकद्विशततमो<5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi rāmopākhyānaparvaṇi rāmarāvaṇayor janmakathane catuḥsaptatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le vénérable Mahābhārata, au sein du Vana Parva, dans le récit du Rāmopākhyāna, dans l’exposé des naissances et origines de Rāma et de Rāvaṇa, s’achève le deux-cent-soixante-quatorzième chapitre.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse chiefly teaches how the epic frames moral instruction: it marks the completion of a unit focused on the origins of Rāma and Rāvaṇa, implying that ethical reflection on dharma is grounded in understanding character, causes, and the narrative roots of conflict.
Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration reaches a formal stopping point: the text announces that the chapter dealing with the birth/origin account of Rāma and Rāvaṇa within the Rāmopākhyāna (inside Vana Parva) has concluded.