Shloka 91
द्रोण–सात्यकि-युद्धम्
Droṇa–Sātyaki Engagement
इति श्रीमहा भारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि द्रोणातिक्रमे एकनवतितमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ा भारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें द्रोणातिक्रमण-विषयक इक्यानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi droṇātikrame ekanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ | iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārata droṇaparvake antargata jayadrathavadhaparvameṃ droṇātikramaṇa-viṣayaka ikyānabevāṃ adhyāya pūrā huā |
Sañjaya said: “Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically in the section concerning the slaying of Jayadratha—this ninety-first chapter, dealing with the overcoming (or outmaneuvering) of Droṇa, is concluded.” This closing colophon frames the episode as part of the larger moral and strategic crisis of the war: the struggle to uphold one’s chosen duty while confronting formidable teachers and the escalating costs of victory.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical and strategic tension of the episode—how warriors pursue their vowed aims within dharma while confronting revered elders like Droṇa, and how the war’s narrative is organized to highlight the moral weight of such confrontations.
This is the chapter-ending colophon spoken by Sañjaya, marking the completion of the ninety-first chapter within Droṇa Parva, under the Jayadratha-slaying section, specifically labeled as dealing with ‘Droṇa’s being overcome/outmaneuvered’ (droṇātikrama).