Shloka 308
इति श्रीमहा भारते वनपर्वणि कुण्डलाहरणपर्वणि कर्णपरित्यागे अष्टाधिकत्रिशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत कुण्डलाहरणपर्वमें कर्णपरित्यागविषयक तीन सौ आठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi kuṇḍalāharaṇaparvaṇi karṇaparityāge aṣṭādhikatriśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Vana Parva, in the section concerning the taking away of the earrings, in the episode of Karṇa’s relinquishment, the three-hundred-and-eighth chapter concludes. The colophon signals the ethical focus of the episode: Karṇa’s famed act of giving—surrendering what is most precious to him—framed as a test of generosity, honor, and the complex demands of dharma.
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The colophon highlights the episode’s ethical center: Karṇa’s parityāga (relinquishment) as an emblem of dāna (generosity) and personal honor, while also pointing to the tension between virtue and the consequences of being tested or manipulated within the framework of dharma.
This is the concluding colophon of the chapter: it formally closes the 308th chapter within the Vana Parva, specifying that the chapter belongs to the Kuṇḍalāharaṇa section and concerns Karṇa’s act of giving up (parityāga), traditionally associated with the surrender of his earrings.