Shloka 250
Draupadī’s Rebuke of Jayadratha and Dhaumya’s Admonition (Āraṇyaka-parva, Adhyāya 252)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत घोषयात्रापर्वमें दुर्योधनप्रायोपवेशनके प्रसंगमें कर्णवाक्यसम्बन्धी दो सौ पचासवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargate ghoṣayātrāparvaṇi duryodhana-prāyopaveśana-prasaṅge karṇa-vākya-sambandhī dviśatatamapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the 250th chapter of the Vana Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Ghoṣa-yātrā section, in the context of Duryodhana’s resolve to fast unto death, and concerning the words spoken by Karṇa. The narrator marks the close of this episode, highlighting how pride and wounded honor can drive a ruler toward self-destructive choices, and how counsel—whether wise or partisan—shapes the ethical direction of action.
वैशम्पायन उवाच