Shloka 262
Jatāyu’s Resistance, Sītā’s Traces, Kabandha’s Release, and the Path to Sugrīva (Āraṇyaka-parva 263)
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि द्रौपदीहरणपर्वणि दुर्वासउपाख्याने द्विषष्ट्यधिकद्धिशततमो<5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi draupadīharaṇaparvaṇi durvāsopākhyāne dviṣaṣṭyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
इति श्रीमहाभारताच्या वनपर्वातील द्रौपदीहरणपर्वांत दुर्वासा-उपाख्यानाचा दोनशे बासष्टावा अध्याय।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse chiefly teaches how the epic frames moral instruction through clearly bounded episodes: it highlights that the Durvāsā narrative is to be read within the ethical concerns of exile—especially dharma expressed as self-control, proper conduct toward guests, and safeguarding Draupadī from harm.
This line is not a spoken action-verse but an editorial/narrative closure: it announces the end of the Durvāsā episode within the Draupadī-haraṇa section of the Vana Parva and identifies the chapter count (262nd) for that unit.