Shloka 157
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत घटोत्कचवधपर्वमें रात्रियुद्धके प्रसंगमें द्रोणाचार्य और युधिष्ठिरका युद्धविषयक एक सौ सत्तावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargata ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi rātriyuddhaprasaṅge droṇācārya-yudhiṣṭhirayor yuddhaviṣayaka ekaśata-saptapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sañjaya said: Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically in the section on the slaying of Ghaṭotkaca, in the context of the night-battle—the one hundred and fifty-seventh chapter, dealing with the warfare between Droṇācārya and Yudhiṣṭhira, is concluded.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon-like conclusion, the verse does not teach by direct instruction but by framing: it highlights how warfare expands into morally fraught territory (night-fighting) and situates individual combats (Droṇa vs. Yudhiṣṭhira) within the larger burden of dharma, command, and consequence.
Sañjaya signals the end of a chapter: during the night-battle episode within the Ghaṭotkaca-slaying section of Droṇa Parva, the account of the war-related engagement between Droṇācārya and Yudhiṣṭhira has reached its conclusion.