Shloka 187
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि द्रोणवधपर्वणि नकुलयुद्धे सप्ताशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi droṇavadhaparvaṇi nakulayuddhe saptāśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sañjaya concludes: Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parvan—specifically in the section on the slaying of Droṇa—ends the one hundred and eighty-seventh chapter, concerning Nakula’s battle.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the preceding events within the epic’s ethical landscape. By marking the narrative as part of the Droṇa-killing arc and highlighting Nakula’s combat, it implicitly underscores how individual valor and duty unfold within a larger, morally weighty sequence culminating in the fall of a revered teacher.
This is the chapter-ending colophon spoken by Sañjaya. It announces that the chapter concerning Nakula’s battle has concluded, and situates it within the Droṇa Parvan, specifically the sub-section dealing with Droṇa’s death.