Shloka 62
दमयन्त्या वणिजां सार्थगमनम्, हस्तियूथविप्लवः, चेदिराजपुरप्रवेशश्च
Damayantī joins a caravan; elephant-herd catastrophe; entry into Cedi
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि नलोपाख्यानपर्वणि दमयन्तीपरित्यागे द्विषष्टितमो5 ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत नलोपाख्यानपर्वमें दमयन्तीपरित्यागविषयक बासठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi nalopākhyānaparvaṇi damayantīparityāge dviṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ವನಪರ್ವದೊಳಗಿನ ನಲೋಪಾಖ್ಯಾನಪರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ದಮಯಂತೀ-ಪರಿತ್ಯಾಗ ವಿಷಯಕ ಅರವತ್ತೆರಡನೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು.
बृहदश्च उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon closes a chapter centered on the ethical rupture of abandoning a devoted spouse. It highlights how adharma (wrong action) can precipitate suffering, while also setting the stage for Damayantī’s resilience and the eventual moral reckoning that follows.
This verse is a concluding colophon: it announces that the sixty-second chapter has ended, specifically the chapter concerning Damayantī’s abandonment within the Nala episode of the Vana Parva.