Shloka 224
खाण्डवदाहोत्तर-वरप्रदानम्
Boons after the Khāṇḍava Burning
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत आदिपव॑ीके अन्तर्गत खाण्डवदाहपर्वमें गाण्डीवादिदानविषयक दो सौ चौबीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārata ādiparvaṇi antar-gata khāṇḍavadāha-parvaṇi gāṇḍīvādi-dāna-viṣayaka dviśata-caturviṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sa gayon nagwakas ang ika-224 na kabanata—tungkol sa Gāṇḍīva at sa mga kaugnay na kaloob—sa loob ng bahaging Pagkasunog ng Kagubatang Khāṇḍava, na nasa Ādi Parva ng banal na Mahābhārata. Itinatala ng tagapagsalaysay ang pagtatapos ng yunit na ito, hudyat ng paglipat sa susunod na daloy ng salaysay at paglalagay sa pangyayaring ito bilang ganap na natapos na bahagi ng epiko.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
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This line functions as a colophon: it teaches no new doctrine directly, but it models the epic’s careful organization—marking completion, preserving textual boundaries, and helping the listener/reader track the progression of themes and episodes.
The narrator signals that the chapter dealing with the subject of the Gāṇḍīva and related gifts—within the Khāṇḍava-burning episode of the Ādi Parva—has concluded, preparing the text to move to the next chapter/segment.