Shloka 270
इन्द्रजिद्-लक्ष्मणयुद्धम्
Indrajit and Lakṣmaṇa: Escalation through Concealment
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपववके अन्तर्गत द्रौपदीहरणपर्वमें द्रीपदीवचनविषयक दो सौ सत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi antargate draupadīharaṇaparvaṇi draupadīvacanaviṣayakaḥ dviśatatamāḥ saptatitamaḥ adhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Thus ends the two-hundred-and-seventieth chapter of the Mahābhārata’s Vana Parva, within the Draupadī-haraṇa section, dealing with Draupadī’s words. The narrator marks the close of this unit, framing Draupadī’s speech as a morally significant testimony within the forest-exile narrative.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line does not add new doctrine; it highlights that Draupadī’s speech is the focal subject of the chapter, implicitly underscoring the ethical weight of her testimony and the importance of hearing the wronged party’s voice within dharma-discourse.
The narrator (Vaiśaṃpāyana) signals the end of Adhyāya 270 within Vana Parva, specifying that this chapter belongs to the Draupadī-haraṇa section and centers on Draupadī’s words.