Shloka 101
भीमसेन-द्रोण-संग्रामः
Bhīmasena and Droṇa: Containment, Advance, and Recognition
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि दुर्योधनागमे एकाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi duryodhanāgame ekādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sanjaya said: Thus, in the revered Mahabharata, within the Drona Parva—specifically in the section concerning the slaying of Jayadratha—this concludes the one-hundred-and-first chapter, describing the arrival of Duryodhana. The colophon signals a transition in the war narrative, marking the close of an episode centered on retribution and the moral weight of vows and consequences on the battlefield.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction but frames the ethical arc of the episode: actions in war—especially vows, betrayals, and retaliations—carry inevitable consequences, and the narrative marks the completion of a morally charged segment (Jayadratha’s death) before moving to the next development (Duryodhana’s arrival).
This is the chapter-ending colophon: it identifies the text as Mahabharata, locates the chapter within Drona Parva and the Jayadratha-slaying episode, and states that this is the 101st chapter, themed around Duryodhana’s arrival/appearance in the ongoing war narrative.