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Shloka 128

Rātri-yuddhe Droṇasya prahāraḥ — Bhīmasenasya dhārtarāṣṭra-śūrānām nigrahaḥ

Night Battle: Droṇa’s Assault and Bhīma’s Suppression of Dhārtarāṣṭra Warriors

इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि भीमसेनप्रवेशे युधिष्ठिरहर्षे अष्टाविंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi bhīmasenapraveśe yudhiṣṭhiraharṣe aṣṭāviṃśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

هكذا، في «شري مهابهارتا»، ضمن «درونَ پرفا»—وخاصة في قسم مقتل جايدَرَثا—يُختَتَم الفصل الثامن والعشرون بعد المئة، وموضوعه دخول بهيماسينا وفرح يودهيشثيرا. وتشير خاتمةُ الفصل إلى منعطفٍ في السرد: إذ ترتفع معنوياتُ الملكِ القائم على الدharma، حين يدفع فعلُ محاربٍ حاسمٍ قضيةَ الباندافا قُدُمًا وسط الشدّة الأخلاقية للحرب.

इतिthus; so
इति:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइति
श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahābhārata
श्रीमहाभारते:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootश्रीमहाभारत
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
द्रोणपर्वणिin the Droṇa-parvan
द्रोणपर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootद्रोणपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
जयद्रथवधपर्वणिin the Jayadratha-slaying sub-parvan
जयद्रथवधपर्वणि:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootजयद्रथवधपर्वन्
FormNeuter, Locative, Singular
भीमसेनप्रवेशेin (the episode of) Bhīmasena's entry
भीमसेनप्रवेशे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootभीमसेनप्रवेश
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
युधिष्ठिरहर्षेin (the episode of) Yudhiṣṭhira's joy
युधिष्ठिरहर्षे:
Adhikarana
TypeNoun
Rootयुधिष्ठिरहर्ष
FormMasculine, Locative, Singular
अष्टाविंशतिtwenty-eight
अष्टाविंशति:
TypeNoun
Rootअष्टाविंशति
FormFeminine, Nominative, Singular
अधिकadditional; over and above
अधिक:
TypeAdjective
Rootअधिक
FormNeuter, Nominative, Singular
शततमःhundredth
शततमः:
TypeAdjective
Rootशततम
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular
अध्यायःchapter
अध्यायः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootअध्याय
FormMasculine, Nominative, Singular

संजय उवाच

S
Sañjaya
M
Mahābhārata
D
Droṇa
J
Jayadratha
B
Bhīmasena
Y
Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames ethical narrative emphasis: in war, righteous leadership depends not only on strategy but also on sustaining morale and clarity of purpose. Yudhiṣṭhira’s joy marks renewed confidence that dharma-aligned resolve can persist even amid violent necessity.

This is the chapter-ending colophon identifying the textual location: Droṇa Parva, within the Jayadratha-slaying section. It notes the chapter’s thematic focus—Bhīmasena’s entry/advance and Yudhiṣṭhira’s rejoicing—signaling a favorable development for the Pāṇḍavas in the larger effort culminating in Jayadratha’s death.