Shloka 136
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्माभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें भीमसेनका युद्धविषयक एक सौ छत्तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargataṃ jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi bhīmasenasya yuddhaviṣayakam ekaśataṣaṭtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sañjaya said: Thus, in the holy Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically in the section concerning the slaying of Jayadratha—the one-hundred-and-thirty-sixth chapter, dealing with Bhīmasena’s warfare, is concluded. This closing colophon frames the events as part of the larger moral struggle of the war, marking a formal pause in the narration while keeping the focus on duty-bound combat and its consequences.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement; its ethical import lies in how the epic frames warfare as a narrated, accountable sequence of actions within dharma, emphasizing that battles and their outcomes are recorded, structured, and morally situated within the larger story.
Sañjaya formally closes the chapter, stating that the 136th chapter—focused on Bhīma’s battle—has ended, and locating it within Droṇa Parva and the Jayadratha-slaying section.