Shloka 239
Daitya-āśvāsana of Duryodhana; Karṇa’s assurance and the mobilization of the Kaurava host
इति श्रीमहाभारते वनपर्वणि घोषयात्रापर्वणि दुर्योधनप्रस्थाने एकोनचत्वारिंशदधिकद्विशततमो<5 ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत घोषयात्रापर्वमें दुर्योधनप्रस्थानविषयक दो सौ उनतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate vanaparvaṇi ghoṣayātrāparvaṇi duryodhanaprasthāne ekonacatvāriṃśadadhikadviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Sinabi ni Vaiśampāyana: “Sa gayon, sa Śrī Mahābhārata, sa Vana Parva, sa bahaging ‘Ghoṣa-yātrā’ (Paglalakbay para sa mga Baka), nagwakas ang kabanatang tumatalakay sa pag-alis ni Duryodhana—ito ang ika-239 na kabanata.” Inilalagay ng pangwakas na kolofon na ito ang tagpo sa mas malawak na balangkas-moral ng epiko: ang panlabas na pagpapakitang-lakas at layuning mang-udyok sa mga Pāṇḍava ni Duryodhana ay naitala bilang bahagi ng salaysay sa gubat, kung saan paulit-ulit na ipinakikitang ang pagmamataas at poot ay nagpapalalim sa adharma at nagpapabilis sa paglapit ng tunggalian.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the episode within the Mahābhārata’s ethical arc, where actions driven by pride and antagonism—such as Duryodhana’s provocative departure—are positioned as steps that intensify adharma and move society toward destructive conflict.
This is the formal closing statement for the chapter: it identifies the text (Mahābhārata), the larger book (Vana Parva), the internal section (Ghoṣa-yātrā), and the chapter’s subject (Duryodhana’s departure), and then marks the chapter as completed (the 239th).