Shloka 262
रामस्य पम्पातीरगमनम्, सुग्रीवसख्यं, वालिवधः, सीतारक्षणवृत्तान्तश्च
Rāma at Pampā; alliance with Sugrīva; Vālin’s fall; Sītā’s guarded captivity
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत द्रौपदीहरणपर्वमें दुर्वीचाका उपाख्यानविषयक दो सौ बासठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata-vanaparvaṇi antar-gata-draupadīharaṇa-parvaṇi durvīcākopākhyāna-viṣayakaḥ dviśata-dvāṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the two-hundred and sixty-second chapter of the Mahābhārata’s Vana Parva, within the section concerning Draupadī’s abduction, dealing with the episode (upākhyāna) of Durvīcā. The narrator marks the completion of this unit, signaling a transition in the forest narrative and its moral reflections.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon: it teaches attentiveness to textual structure—how the epic frames moral inquiry through discrete chapters and inset tales (upākhyānas), each concluded formally to guide reflection and transition.
The narrator indicates that the chapter has ended: within Vana Parva, in the Draupadī-abduction-related section, the episode concerning Durvīcā has been completed, preparing the listener for the next chapter or narrative unit.