Shloka 78
ध्वजवर्णनम् | Dhvaja-varṇanam
Description of War Standards
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत प्रतिज्ञापर्वमें सुभद्रा-विलापविषयक अठहत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargata-pratijñāparvaṇi subhadrā-vilāpa-viṣayakam aṭhāsaptatitamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat
Thus ends the seventy-eighth chapter of the Pratijñā-parvan within the Droṇa-parvan of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with Subhadrā’s lament.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon underscores how the epic frames war not only through strategy and vows but also through their human cost: lamentation becomes an ethical mirror, reminding the listener that adharma in conflict yields enduring sorrow, and that vows (pratijñā) carry grave consequences.
This is the concluding statement (chapter-ending colophon) announcing that the seventy-eighth chapter—centered on Subhadrā’s lament—has been completed within the Pratijñā section of the Droṇa Parva, as reported by Sañjaya.