Shloka 73
अर्जुनस्य रथाश्वमोचनं कृष्णस्याश्वसेवा च
Arjuna’s Horses Freed; Krishna’s Equine Service
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत प्रतिज्ञापर्वमें अजुनप्रतिज्ञाविषयक तिहत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāreṇa śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi antargate pratijñāparvaṇi arjunapratijñāviṣayakaḥ trayasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
এইদৰে শ্ৰীমহাভাৰতৰ দ্ৰোণপৰ্বৰ অন্তৰ্গত প্ৰতিজ্ঞাপৰ্বত অৰ্জুনৰ প্ৰতিজ্ঞা-বিষয়ক তিয়াত্তৰতম অধ্যায় সমাপ্ত হ’ল।
(भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights the ethical weight of a pratijñā (solemn vow): once undertaken, it becomes a binding commitment that shapes conduct and accountability, especially in a dharma-charged context like war.
This is not a spoken verse by Bhīma but a concluding colophon stating that the seventy-third chapter—focused on Arjuna’s vow—has ended within the Pratijñā-parvan of the Droṇa-parvan.