Shloka 263
रामस्य पम्पातीरगमनम्, सुग्रीवसख्यं, वालिवधः, सीतारक्षणवृत्तान्तश्च
Rāma at Pampā; alliance with Sugrīva; Vālin’s fall; Sītā’s guarded captivity
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि द्रौपदीहरणपर्वणि दुर्वासउपाख्याने त्रिषष्ट्यधिकद्विशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi draupadīharaṇaparvaṇi durvāsopākhyāne triṣaṣṭyadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారతం వనపర్వంలో, ద్రౌపదీహరణపర్వాంతర్గత దుర్వాసోపాఖ్యానంలో, రెండువందల అరవైమూడవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తమైంది.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse primarily frames the episode: it highlights that the surrounding narrative concerns Draupadī’s crisis and Durvāsā’s episode, contexts in which dharma is tested—especially through restraint, right conduct, and the obligations of hospitality under pressure.
This line does not advance the plot; it formally closes the chapter and identifies its placement: in the Vana Parva, within the Draupadī-abduction section, specifically in the Durvāsā sub-episode, marking the end of the 263rd chapter.