Shloka 243
मृगस्वप्नदर्शनम्
The Deer’s Dream-Appeal and the Move to Kāmyaka
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि घोषयात्रापर्वणि दुर्योधनमोचनानुज्ञायां त्रिचत्वारिंशदधिकद्धिशततमो<5 ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपववके अन्तर्गत घोषयात्रापर्वमें दुर्योधनको छुड़ानेकी आज्ञाविषयक दो सौ तैंतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi ghoṣayātrāparvaṇi duryodhanamocanānujñāyāṃ tricatuvāriṃśad-adhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
かくして『聖マハーバーラタ』のうち、ヴァナ・パルヴァ（林住篇）に属し、牛の遠征（ゴーシャ・ヤートラー）を語る章段において、ドゥルヨーダナ救出の許可を扱う第243章は終わる。この結語のコロフォンは章の物語単位の完結を告げ、同時に倫理的転回を示す――敵対のさなかにあっても、敵の解放を許すべきか否かは、利得ではなく、正法（ダルマ）と自制の問題として問われるのである。
अर्जुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights the ethical frame of the episode: decisions about an adversary’s fate—such as permitting rescue or release—are treated as questions of dharma (right conduct) and self-restraint, not merely strategic gain.
This is the chapter-ending colophon stating that, within Vana Parva’s Ghoṣa-yātrā episode, the 243rd chapter—centered on granting permission related to Duryodhana’s rescue—has concluded.