Shloka 154
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत घटोत्कचवधपर्वमें रात्रियुद्धविषयक एक सौ चौवनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargata ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi rātriyuddhaviṣayaka ekaśata-catuḥpañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sañjaya said: Thus ends the one hundred and fifty-fourth chapter of the Night-Battle section within the Ghaṭotkaca-slaying episode of the Droṇa Parva in the Śrī Mahābhārata.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical atmosphere of the narrative by signaling the completion of a night-battle chapter within the Ghaṭotkaca-slaying context—an episode often associated with heightened moral ambiguity and the erosion of customary battle restraints.
This is an editorial/narrative closing formula stating that the 154th chapter concerning night warfare, within the Ghaṭotkaca-vadha section of the Droṇa Parva, has concluded.