Shloka 92
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें श्रुतायुध और युदाक्षिणका वधविषयक बानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargataṁ jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi śrutāyudha-yudākṣiṇor vadha-viṣayakaḥ bāṇabevāṁ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sanjaya said: Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva, in the section concerning the slaying of Jayadratha, the ninety-second chapter—dealing with the deaths of Śrutāyudha and Yudākṣiṇ—comes to its close. The narration marks a grim progression of the war, where the fall of notable warriors underscores the relentless consequences of vengeance, strategy, and the erosion of restraint on the battlefield.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon-style closing, the verse does not teach a doctrine directly; it frames the ethical weight of the war by highlighting that celebrated fighters fall one after another, reminding the listener that violence—once unleashed—moves forward with grave and often irreversible consequences.
Sañjaya signals the end of the chapter within Droṇa Parva, specifying that this chapter’s subject was the slaying of Śrutāyudha and Yudākṣiṇ, and situating it within the broader Jayadratha-vadha episode.