Shloka 103
भीमसेन–कर्णयुद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Bhīmasena–Karṇa Engagement
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें दुर्योधन-पराजयविषयक एक सौ तीनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargataṃ jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi duryodhana-parājaya-viṣayaka eka-śata-trayodaśo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sañjaya dit : Ainsi, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein du Droṇa Parva—plus précisément dans la section consacrée à la mise à mort de Jayadratha—s’achève le cent-troisième chapitre, portant sur la défaite de Duryodhana. La formule de clôture inscrit l’épisode dans l’arc moral et stratégique plus vaste de la guerre, où l’orgueil et l’agression rencontrent leurs conséquences au rythme inexorable du dharma et du destin.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it signals the ethical arc of the narrative: in war driven by adharma—especially arrogance and obstinacy—defeat becomes a natural consequence, and events unfold within a larger framework of dharma and destiny.
This is the formal closing line marking the end of a chapter in the Droṇa Parva, within the Jayadratha-slaying episode, specifying that the chapter’s subject is Duryodhana’s defeat and that the chapter is now complete.