Shloka 118
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि सुदर्शनवधे अष्टादशाधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें सुदर्शनवधविषयक एक सौ अठारहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi sudarśanavadhe aṣṭādaśādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Sañjaya said: Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva, in the section concerning the slaying of Jayadratha, the chapter dealing with the killing of Sudarśana—the one hundred and eighteenth—comes to an end. (This is the colophon marking the close of the chapter.)
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement. Its function is ethical-literary: it preserves textual integrity and lineage by clearly marking the end of a chapter and situating it within the larger structure (Parva and sub-parva), reminding readers that events are part of an ordered narrative where actions and consequences are tracked.
The verse does not advance the plot directly; it formally concludes the chapter. It states that, within Droṇa Parva and the Jayadratha-slaying section, the episode concerning the killing of Sudarśana has been completed, and this is counted as the 118th chapter.