Shloka 167
द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः
Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि घटोत्कचवधपर्वणि रात्रियुद्धे अलम्बुषपराभवे सप्तषष्ट्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi rātriyuddhe alambuṣaparābhave saptaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically in the section on the slaying of Ghaṭotkaca—this concludes the chapter describing the night-battle and the defeat of Alambuṣa. (Chapter 167 ends.)
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a moral instruction: it frames the narrative within its textual architecture (parva, sub-parva, chapter). Ethically, it underscores how the epic records war’s escalating intensity—here, night-fighting and the defeat of a named warrior—inviting reflection on the widening scope of violence and its consequences.
The chapter concludes. The text identifies its location: in the Droṇa Parva, within the sub-section concerning Ghaṭotkaca’s slaying, specifically the episode of the night-battle in which Alambuṣa is defeated; it then marks this as the 167th chapter.