Shloka 295

Dharma-pratyabhijñāna and Vara-pradāna (धर्मप्रत्यभिज्ञानम्—वरप्रदानम्)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत पतिव्रतामाहात्म्यपर्वमें सावित्री- उपाख्यानविषयक दो सौ पंचानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate vanaparvake antargata pativratāmāhātmyaparvaṇi sāvitry-upākhyānaviṣayaka dviśata-pañcanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat

Translation

Thus ends the two hundred and ninety-fifth chapter of the Mahābhārata’s Vana Parva, within the section on the glory of devoted wives (Pativratā-māhātmya), specifically concerning the Savitrī episode. The narrative closes by affirming the ethical ideal of steadfast marital fidelity and dharma as a source of spiritual power.

Word by Word

इतिthus

प्रकारेणin this manner

श्रीमहाभारतेin the (holy) Mahabharata

वनपर्वणिin the Vana Parva

अन्तर्गतेincluded/contained (in)

पतिव्रतामाहात्म्यपर्वणिin the section (parvan) on the greatness of devoted wives

सावित्रीउपाख्यानविषयेconcerning the Savitri episode

द्विशतपञ्चनवतितमःtwo-hundred ninety-fifth

अध्यायःchapter

समाप्तःcompleted/ended

अभवत्was/became

Speaker

इुमत्सेन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Vana Parva

Pativratā-māhātmya-parva

Sāvitrī (episode)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The closing formula highlights the Mahābhārata’s ethical emphasis on pativratā-dharma—steadfast fidelity and righteousness—presented as a powerful moral and spiritual force exemplified through the Savitrī episode.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a colophon-like concluding line stating that the chapter dealing with the Savitrī sub-story, within the Pativratā-māhātmya section of the Vana Parva, has been completed.