Shloka 48
अभिमन्युवधः
Abhimanyu’s Fall and the Battlefield Aftermath
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि अभिमन्युवधपर्वणि अभिमन्युविरथकरणे अष्टचत्वारिंशो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi abhimanyuvadhaparvaṇi abhimanyuvirathakaraṇe aṣṭacatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
ইতি শ্ৰীমহাভাৰতৰ দ্ৰোণপৰ্বত, অভিমন্যুবধপৰ্বৰ অন্তৰ্গত, অভিমন্যুৰ বিরথকৰণ (ৰথৰ পৰা বঞ্চিত কৰা) বিষয়ক আটচল্লিশতম অধ্যায়।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself teaches by framing the episode: it highlights a moral fault-line in war—when a warrior is rendered helpless (chariotless), the ethical burden on opponents increases. The chapter’s placement underlines how adharma can manifest through coordinated tactics that strip an individual of fair means of defense.
This is the closing colophon of Droṇa Parva, chapter 48. It signals that the chapter has concluded and identifies its thematic focus: the process by which Abhimanyu was made chariotless, a key step leading into the broader Abhimanyu-vadha (slaying of Abhimanyu) sequence.