Shloka 234
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत द्रौपदीसत्यभामासंवादपर्वमें द्रौपदीद्वारा स्त्रीकर्तत्यकथनविषयक दो सौ चौंतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargataṁ draupadī-satyabhāmā-saṁvāda-parvaṇi draupadyā strī-kartavya-kathana-viṣayakaḥ dviśata-catuḥtriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the two-hundred and thirty-fourth chapter of the Vana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section known as the Dialogue of Draupadī and Satyabhāmā, in which Draupadī sets forth the duties and proper conduct of a woman—framing ethical guidance through exemplary speech and counsel.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter’s stated focus is strī-kartavya (women’s duties): an ethical framing of proper conduct, responsibility, and dharma within household and relational life, delivered through Draupadī’s counsel in a dialogue setting.
This is a colophon-style closing line: Vaiśampāyana marks the completion of the 234th chapter within Vana Parva, specifically within the Draupadī–Satyabhāmā dialogue section, summarizing the chapter’s topic and indicating that the chapter has ended.