Shloka 237
दुर्योधनस्य लज्जा-प्रायोपवेशविचारः
Duryodhana’s Shame and Consideration of Prāyopaveśa
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि घोषयात्रापर्वणि कर्णशकुनिवाक्ये सप्तत्रिंशदधिकद्विशततमो<5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi ghoṣayātrāparvaṇi karṇaśakuni-vākye saptatriṃśad-adhika-dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah berakhir, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Vana Parva, pada bahagian mengenai ekspedisi lembu (Ghoṣa-yātrā), bab yang bertajuk “Kata-kata Karṇa dan Śakuni”—bab ke-237. Kolofon ini menandai penutupan satu unit naratif, menegaskan bahawa wacana sebelumnya beserta ketegangan moralnya—nasihat, hasutan, dan niat politik—telah mencapai kesudahan yang rasmi.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself teaches no new doctrine; it functions as a formal closure. Ethically, it reminds the reader that speeches and counsels (vākya)—often driven by strategy or provocation—shape outcomes and are therefore morally weighty within the epic’s dharma-centered narrative.
This line signals the end of a chapter in the Ghoṣa-yātrā episode of the Vana Parva, specifically the chapter characterized by the discourse involving Karṇa and Śakuni. It is an editorial/narrative marker concluding that unit of dialogue and events.