Shloka 33
Droṇa’s Defensive Stand and Abhimanyu Commissioned to Breach the Cakravyūha (द्रोणानीक-प्रतिरोधः; सौभद्र-नियोजनम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत अभिमन्युवधपर्वमें अभिमन्युवधका संक्षेपसे वर्णनविषयक तैंतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antar-gata abhimanyuvadhaparvaṇi abhimanyuvadhasya saṃkṣepataḥ varṇana-viṣayakaḥ trayastriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sañjaya conclut : Ainsi, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein du Droṇa Parva—plus précisément dans la section consacrée à la mise à mort d’Abhimanyu—s’achève le trente-troisième chapitre, qui rapporte brièvement la mort d’Abhimanyu. La formule finale rappelle la gravité morale de l’épopée : la chute d’un jeune guerrier au cœur de la guerre devient un point d’appui pour méditer le devoir, les limites de la conduite juste au combat et le prix tragique de la violence stratégique.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-ending colophon, the passage does not teach through direct instruction but frames the episode ethically: Abhimanyu’s death is presented as a pivotal wartime tragedy that invites reflection on dharma in battle—how strategy, collective violence, and the treatment of a lone warrior test the boundaries of righteous conduct.
Sañjaya signals the completion of the thirty-third chapter within the Droṇa Parva’s Abhimanyu-vadha section, stating that the chapter has given a concise narration of Abhimanyu’s slaying and is now concluded.