Shloka 284

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि रामोपाख्यानपर्वणि लड्काप्रवेशे चतुरशीत्यधिकद्वधिशततमो<5 ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ा भारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत रामोपाख्यानपर्वमें लंकामें प्रवेशविषयक दो सौ चौरासीवाँ अध्याय प्रा हुआ ॥/

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi rāmopākhyānaparvaṇi laṅkāpraveśe caturaśītyadhikadvīśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |

Translation

Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, pada Vana Parva, di bagian Rāmopākhyāna, berakhirlah bab ke-284 tentang masuknya ke Laṅkā.

Word by Word

itithus; so

śrīmahābhāratein the Śrī-Mahābhārata

vanaparvaṇiin the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)

rāmopākhyānaparvaṇiin the Rāma-upākhyāna section

laṅkāpraveśein (the topic of) entering Laṅkā

caturaśītyadhikadvīśatatamaḥthe two-hundred-eighty-fourth

adhyāyaḥchapter

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Rāmopākhyāna

Laṅkā

Mārkaṇḍeya

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse primarily teaches how the Mahābhārata frames embedded narratives: the Rāmopākhyāna is presented as a dharma-illustrating exemplar within Vana Parva, and the chapter-end marker emphasizes disciplined progression through a morally charged story-unit.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is not a plot event but an editorial closure: it announces the completion of the chapter themed 'entry into Laṅkā' within the Rāmopākhyāna section of Vana Parva, attributed in context to Mārkaṇḍeya’s narration.