Shloka 257
रावणोत्पत्तिः—तपसा वरलाभश्च
Rāvaṇa’s Origins and the Acquisition of Boons
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत घोषयात्रापर्वमें युधिष्टिरकी चिन्तासे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाला दो सौ सत्तावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrī-mahābhārate vana-parvaṇi antar-gate ghoṣa-yātrā-parvaṇi yudhiṣṭhirasya cintayā sambandhaṃ rakhnevalaḥ dvi-śata-saptapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sa gayon nagwakas ang ika-257 kabanata ng Vana Parva ng banal na Mahābhārata, sa loob ng salaysay na Ghoṣa-yātrā, na may kaugnayan sa mga pag-aalala ni Yudhiṣṭhira.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights that Yudhiṣṭhira’s inner concern is ethically significant: a righteous ruler’s anxiety is not mere fear but reflective responsibility, signaling the moral seriousness with which dharma is weighed even amid hardship.
This is a concluding statement (chapter-ending colophon) announcing that the 257th chapter—within the Ghoṣa-yātrā episode of the Vana Parva—has been completed, and that its contents are connected to Yudhiṣṭhira’s चिंतā (anxious reflection).