Shloka 100
धर्मराजस्य चिन्ता, भीमसेनप्रेषणम्, द्रोणानीकप्रवेशप्रयत्नः
Yudhiṣṭhira’s Anxiety and the Dispatch of Bhīma; Attempted Breakthrough into Droṇa’s Formation
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि सैन्यविस्मये शततमो<ध्याय: ।। २१०० |। इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें सेनाविस्मयविषयक सौवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi sainyavismaye śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 2100 ||
Sañjaya dit : «Ainsi, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein du Droṇa Parva, dans la section concernant la mise à mort de Jayadratha, s’achève le centième chapitre—sur le thème de l’étonnement de l’armée.» Ce colophon marque la clôture d’une unité narrative où le choc et la désorganisation des troupes soulignent le poids moral des actes décisifs de la guerre et la rapidité des retournements de fortune sur le champ de bataille.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical atmosphere of the episode by highlighting “sainya-vismaya” (the army’s astonishment), reminding the reader how swiftly power, morale, and perceived righteousness can shift in war when a pivotal deed is accomplished.
This is the closing formula for the chapter: it identifies the larger book (Mahābhārata), the parva (Droṇa Parva), the sub-parva (Jayadratha’s slaying), and the chapter theme (the army’s astonishment), and declares that the hundredth chapter has concluded.