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Shloka 272

Indrajit’s Binding, Restoration by Viśalyā, and Counsel Restraining Rāvaṇa (Āraṇyaka Parva 273)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि जयद्रथविमोक्षणपर्वणि द्विसप्तत्यधिकद्धिशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi jayadrathavimokṣaṇaparvaṇi dvisaptatyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Vana Parva, in the section concerning the release (deliverance) of Jayadratha, ends the two-hundred-and-seventy-second chapter.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the venerable Mahābhārata

वनपर्वणिin the Vana-parvan (Forest Book)

जयद्रथविमोक्षणपर्वणिin the Jayadratha-release episode (sub-parvan)

द्विसप्तत्यधिकhaving seventy-two as additional (i.e., 72 more)

द्विशततमःthe two-hundredth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Jayadratha

Jayadratha-vimokṣaṇa-parvan

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line functions as a colophon, emphasizing textual closure and orderly transmission of the epic; ethically, it frames the Jayadratha episode as a completed unit, inviting reflection on restraint, justice, and the consequences of wrongdoing before the narrative proceeds.

What is happening in the narrative?

The verse marks the end of a chapter within the Vana Parva, specifically within the sub-section dealing with Jayadratha’s release/deliverance; it signals a transition point rather than adding new plot action.