Shloka 134
Chapter 136: Pandava Counter-Encirclement and the Vāyavya-Astra Disruption
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि कर्णापयाने चतुस्त्रिंशदाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi karṇāpayāne catuḥstriṁśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically in the section narrating the slaying of Jayadratha and the episode concerning Karṇa’s departure—ends the one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth chapter. This closing colophon frames the tale within the war’s larger moral history, marking a turning point in the unfolding consequences of vows, strategy, and responsibility.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; instead, it ethically frames the war narrative by highlighting that events like Jayadratha’s death and Karṇa’s movements are part of a larger chain of vows, choices, and consequences—central to the Mahābhārata’s reflection on dharma under extreme conflict.
This is the chapter-ending colophon: it signals that the account belongs to Droṇa Parva, within the Jayadratha-slaying section, and includes the episode of Karṇa’s departure, concluding Chapter 136.