Shloka 159
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्माभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत घटोत्कचवधपर्वमें रात्रियुद्धके प्रसंगमें दुर्योधनका वचनविषयक एक सौ उनसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargata ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi rātriyuddhasya prasaṅge duryodhanasya vacanaviṣayaka ekaśata-unasaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Ainsi s’achève le cent cinquante-neuvième chapitre du Droṇa Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata, dans la section relative à la mise à mort de Ghaṭotkaca, au sein de l’épisode du combat nocturne—chapitre consacré aux paroles de Duryodhana. Le colophon marque la clôture de cette unité de récit : le discours de Duryodhana est encadré comme partie d’une guerre de nuit lourdement chargée d’enjeux moraux, culminant dans la mort de Ghaṭotkaca, et mettant en relief l’escalade des stratagèmes ainsi que la tension éthique du combat sous le couvert des ténèbres.
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the passage does not teach through direct instruction but signals the moral atmosphere of the episode: the night-battle and Ghaṭotkaca’s death represent a turning point where wartime necessity and ethical restraint come into tension, and Duryodhana’s words are framed within that escalation.
The text is a concluding notice stating that the chapter has ended. It situates the chapter within Droṇa Parva, specifically inside the Ghaṭotkaca-slaying section, during the night-battle episode, and identifies the chapter’s focus as Duryodhana’s speech.