Shloka 154

उपायैः पूर्ववधकथनम् / Strategic Justifications for Prior Eliminations

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि घटोत्कचवधपर्वणि रात्रियुद्धे चतुष्पड्चाशदधिकशततमोड्ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi rātriyuddhe catuṣpaṇcāśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically the section describing the slaying of Ghaṭotkaca and the night-battle—this marks the conclusion of the one hundred and fifty-sixth chapter. The colophon frames the episode as a morally charged turning point: warfare continues beyond daylight into a night engagement, and extraordinary means and escalating violence reshape the ethical landscape of the conflict.

Word by Word

• इति: thus; end-quote marker
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्रोणपर्वणि: in the Droṇa-parvan
• द्रोणपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• घटोत्कचवधपर्वणि: in the Parvan (section) of the slaying of Ghaṭotkaca
• घटोत्कचवधपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: घटोत्कचवधपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• रात्रियुद्धे: in the night-battle
• रात्रियुद्धे: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: रात्रियुद्ध
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• चतुष्पञ्चाशत्: fifty-four
• Type: Noun
• Root: चतुष्पञ्चाशत्
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• अधिक: additional; exceeding
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अधिक
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• शततमः: hundredth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: शततम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Droṇa Parva
• Ghaṭotkaca
• Rātriyuddha (night-battle)