Shloka 163
Aśvatthāmā’s Lamentation, Vow of Retaliation, and the Manifestation of the Nārāyaṇāstra (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय १६६)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत घटोत्कचवधपर्वमें यात्रियुद्धके अवसरपर प्रदीपोंका प्रकाशविषयक एक सौ तिरसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata droṇaparvake antargata ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi yātriyuddhasya avasare pradīpānāṃ prakāśaviṣayaka ekaśatatriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Sañjaya schließt: So endet das hundertdreiundsechzigste Kapitel des Droṇa Parva des Śrī Mahābhārata, innerhalb des Abschnitts über die Tötung Ghaṭotkacas—es schildert, anlässlich des nächtlichen Marschgefechts, die Frage der Lampenbeleuchtung. Die Schlussformel betont die sorgfältige Rahmung des Krieges im Epos: Selbst im Nachtkampf gelten Ordnung, Sichtbarkeit und Mittel der Unterscheidung als ethisch bedeutsame Bedingungen der Schlacht.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the episode ethically by highlighting the conditions of night warfare—illumination and visibility—implying that even in chaos, combat is evaluated through norms of discernment, order, and accountability.
Sañjaya signals the completion of a chapter in the Drona Parva, within the Ghaṭotkaca-slaying section, specifically noting that this chapter concerned the illumination of lamps during a night battle.