Shloka 256
Rāmopākhyāna—Rāma–Sītā Origins and the Opening of Rāvaṇa’s Genealogy
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत वनपवके अन्तर्गत घोषयात्रापर्वमें दुर्योधनका यज्ञविषयक दो सौ छप्पनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārata-Vanaparvaṇi antargata-Ghoṣayātrāparvaṇi Duryodhanasya yajñaviṣayakaḥ dviśata-ṣaṭpañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Sa gayon nagwakas ang ika-256 na kabanata sa bahaging Ghoṣayātrā sa loob ng Vana Parva ng Śrī Mahābhārata, hinggil sa paghahandog (yajña) ni Duryodhana. Itinatakda ng pangwakas na tala (colophon) ang pagtatapos ng yunit na ito ng salaysay, at palihim na nagpapaalala na ang pagpapakitang-ritwal na inuudyukan ng pagmamataas o tunggalian ay iba sa handog na nakaugat sa dharma.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line primarily signals completion; ethically, it invites reflection that yajña (ritual) gains true merit when aligned with dharma and humility, not when used as a vehicle for status, rivalry, or self-display.
The narrator (Vaiśampāyana) closes the chapter, stating that the 256th adhyāya of the Ghoṣayātrā episode within the Vana Parva—focused on Duryodhana’s sacrificial matter—has concluded.