Shloka 281

Sāvitrī-Upākhyāna: Dyumatsena’s Restoration and the Return to Kāmyaka

Conclusion

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत रामोपाख्यानपर्वमें सीता-रगवणसंवादविषयक दो सौ इकक्‍्यासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārata-vanaparvake antargata-rāmopākhyānaparvaṇi sītā-rāvaṇa-saṁvāda-viṣayaka dviśata-ekaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Assim termina o 281º capítulo da seção Rāmopākhyāna, dentro do Vana Parva do Śrī Mahābhārata, tratando do diálogo entre Sītā e Rāvaṇa. Este colofão assinala o encerramento desta unidade narrativa e ressalta a tensão ética entre a virtude inabalável e o desejo coercitivo que molda a sua troca de palavras.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारत: of the (holy) Mahabharata
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• वनपर्व: of the Vana Parva (Forest Book)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वनपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Genitive, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained (within)
• अन्तर्गत: Adhikarana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Masculine, Locative, Singular

• रामोपाख्यानपर्व: in the Ramopakhyana-parva (section on Rama’s tale)
• रामोपाख्यानपर्व: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रामोपाख्यानपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• सीता: of Sita
• Type: Noun
• Root: सीता
• Form: Feminine, Genitive, Singular

• राघव: of Raghava (Rama)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राघव
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• संवाद: of the dialogue
• Type: Noun
• Root: संवाद
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• विषयक: concerning/pertaining to
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• द्वि: two
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: द्वि

• शत: hundred
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अशीति: eighty
• Type: Noun
• Root: अशीति
• Form: Feminine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्याय: chapter
• अध्याय: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• पूरः: complete
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूर
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/has been (completed)
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Lan), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

मार्कण्डेय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Vana Parva
• Rāmopākhyāna-parvan
• Sītā
• Rāvaṇa
• Mārkaṇḍeya (speaker attribution)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse primarily marks completion, but it points back to the ethical core of the Sītā–Rāvaṇa exchange: unwavering adherence to dharma and personal integrity in the face of intimidation and desire-driven coercion.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text announces the end of the chapter within the Rāmopākhyāna episode in Vana Parva, specifically the portion centered on the dialogue between Sītā and Rāvaṇa, and formally closes that chapter’s narrative unit.