Shloka 136
रात्रौ युद्धप्रवृत्तिः — Night Battle Begins; Duryodhana’s Protective Orders for Droṇa
Droṇa-parva 139
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्माभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें भीमसेनका युद्धविषयक एक सौ छत्तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargataṃ jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi bhīmasenasya yuddhaviṣayakam ekaśataṣaṭtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sañjaya dit : Ainsi, dans le saint Mahābhārata, au sein du Droṇa Parva—plus précisément dans la section consacrée à la mise à mort de Jayadratha—s’achève le cent trente-sixième chapitre, relatif aux combats de Bhīmasena. Ce colophon de clôture inscrit l’épisode dans la vaste lutte morale de la guerre, marquant une pause solennelle du récit tout en maintenant l’attention sur le combat accompli par devoir et sur ses conséquences.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement; its ethical import lies in how the epic frames warfare as a narrated, accountable sequence of actions within dharma, emphasizing that battles and their outcomes are recorded, structured, and morally situated within the larger story.
Sañjaya formally closes the chapter, stating that the 136th chapter—focused on Bhīma’s battle—has ended, and locating it within Droṇa Parva and the Jayadratha-slaying section.