Shloka 107
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 109 — Karṇa–Bhīma Yuddha and Durmukha’s Fall (कर्णभीमयुद्धम्; दुर्मुखवधः)
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे सप्ताधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi saṅkulayuddhe saptādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sañjaya sprach: So ist im heiligen Mahābhārata, innerhalb des Droṇa Parva—im Abschnitt über die Tötung Jayadrathas—das hundertundsiebte Kapitel beendet, das die verworrene, dicht ineinander verstrickte Schlacht schildert. Die Schlussformel rahmt die Erzählung als moralisches Protokoll des Krieges, in dem Pflicht, Strategie und die Folgen von Gelübden und Gewalt zusammenlaufen.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This is a colophon marking the chapter’s close, reminding the reader that the war narrative is preserved as a sacred moral history: chaotic combat (saṅkula-yuddha) is not mere spectacle but a field where dharma, vows, and consequences are tested and recorded.
The verse does not advance the plot directly; it formally concludes the chapter within Droṇa Parva, situating it in the Jayadratha-slaying section and characterizing the events as a tangled, confused battle.