Shloka 71
Keśinī’s Inquiry to Bāhuka and the Emotional Signs of Concealed Identity (केशिन्याः बाहुकपरीक्षा)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत वनपर्वके अन्तर्गत नलोपाख्यानपर्वमें ऋतुपर्णका विदर्भदिशमें गमनविषयक इकहतत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārate Vanaparvaṇi antargate Nalopākhyānaparvaṇi Ṛtūparṇasya Vidarbhadiśi gamanaviṣayaka ekasaptatitamo ’dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ.
至此，《摩诃婆罗多》林居篇（Vana Parva）中“那罗传”（Nalopākhyāna）第七十一章告终，所叙为刹帝利王利图帕尔那（Ṛtūparṇa）启程趋向毗陀婆（Vidarbha）之地。此段章末题记昭示叙事转折：国王怀着明确意志的行进，为下一轮事变铺陈，使决心、法义（dharma）与往昔抉择之果报继续展开。
ऋचुपर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical arc by marking a decisive journey. It highlights purposeful action (pravṛtti) in response to duty and circumstance, reminding the reader that choices and movement in the world carry consequences that shape the unfolding of dharma.
The text announces the completion of the seventy-first chapter of the Nalopākhyāna within the Vana Parva, specifically the portion about King Ṛtūparṇa’s departure and travel toward Vidarbha. It functions as a formal closure and signals the next narrative development.