Shloka 102

Duryodhana Seeks Droṇa’s Counsel; Imperative to Protect Jayadratha; Pāñcāla Assault on Duryodhana

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें दुर्योधनवचनविषयक एक सौ दोवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargataṁ jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi duryodhanavacanaviṣayaka ekaśata-dvitīyo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

So endet im Śrī Mahābhārata, im Droṇa-Parva, innerhalb des Abschnitts über die Tötung Jayadrathas, das hundertzweite Kapitel, das Duryodhanas Rede zum Gegenstand hat.

Word by Word

इतिthus

प्रकारम्manner/way

श्रीमहाभारतम्the (glorious) Mahabharata

द्रोणपर्वकेin the Drona-parvan section

अन्तर्गतincluded/contained

जयद्रथवधपर्वणिin the Jayadratha-slaying sub-parvan

दुर्योधनवचनविषयकःconcerning Duryodhana's speech

एकशतद्वितीयःone-hundred-and-second

अध्यायःchapter

सम्पूर्णःcompleted/finished

अभवत्was/became

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Mahabharata

Drona Parva

Jayadratha

Duryodhana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it signals that Duryodhana’s speech is central to this chapter, implicitly stressing how speech, resolve, and counsel in war carry ethical weight and shape outcomes.

What is happening in the narrative?

Sanjaya marks the completion of the chapter in the Drona Parva, within the Jayadratha-slaying episode, specifying that the chapter’s focus was Duryodhana’s words—serving as a formal closure and thematic signpost.