Shloka 238
Daitya-āśvāsana of Duryodhana; Karṇa’s assurance and the mobilization of the Kaurava host
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत घोषयात्रापर्वमें घोषयात्राके सम्बन्धमें परामर्शविषयक दो सौ अड़तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata-vanaparvake antargataṃ ghoṣayātrāparvaṇi ghoṣayātrā-sambandhe parāmarśa-viṣayakaṃ dviśata-aṣṭātriṃśattamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
かくして『マハーバーラタ』「森の巻（ヴァナ・パルヴァ）」のうち、「ゴーシャ・ヤートラー（牛群遠征）」の小段に属し、牧牛の遠征に関する評議を述べた第238章は終わる。この結語は、助言と準備の一まとまりが完結したことを示し、重大な行いに先立って共同の熟慮と慎重な忠告が置かれるべきことを強調している。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights a recurring epic ethic: significant undertakings should be preceded by parāmarśa—careful consultation and deliberation—so that action aligns with prudence and dharma rather than impulse.
This line is a concluding notice stating that the chapter dealing with counsel about the Ghoṣa-yātrā (cowherd expedition episode) within the Vana Parva has been completed; it functions as a structural marker rather than a plot event.