Shloka 234

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि द्रौपदीसत्यभामासंवादपर्वणि द्रौपदीकर्तव्यक थने चतुस्त्रिंशदधिकद्धिशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi draupadī-satyabhāmā-saṃvāda-parvaṇi draupadī-kartavya-kathane catuḥstriṃśad-adhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus ends, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Vana Parva, the section on the dialogue between Draupadī and Satyabhāmā—specifically the narration concerning Draupadī’s duties—being the two-hundred-and-thirty-fourth chapter (i.e., the 234th adhyāya).

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the auspicious Mahābhārata

वनपर्वणिin the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)

द्रौपदीसत्यभामासंवादपर्वणिin the section on the dialogue of Draupadī and Satyabhāmā

द्रौपदीकर्तव्यकथनेin (the topic of) Draupadī’s discourse on duties

चतुस्त्रिंशत्thirty-two

अधिकadditional; more

द्विशततमःtwo-hundredth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Draupadī

Satyabhāmā

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This closing colophon frames the preceding discussion as a teaching on kartavya (duty): the ethical emphasis is on right conduct and responsibilities (especially in household and relational contexts) as articulated through Draupadī’s counsel in dialogue form.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line is a formal end-marker (colophon) stating that the chapter/section has concluded: it locates the text within the Vana Parva and identifies the topic as the Draupadī–Satyabhāmā dialogue, specifically the narration about Draupadī’s duties.