Shloka 39
Adhyāya 40 (Book 7, Droṇa-parva): Abhimanyu’s Rapid Advance and Battlefield Disruption
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत अभिमन्युवधपर्वमें दुःशासनयुद्धाविषयक उनतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargata abhimanyuvadhaparvaṇi duḥśāsanayuddhāviṣayaka ūnatālīśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sañjaya dit : Ainsi s’achève le trente-neuvième chapitre, concernant le combat où intervient Duḥśāsana, dans la section du meurtre d’Abhimanyu, au sein du Droṇa Parva du Śrī Mahābhārata. La formule de clôture souligne l’encadrement minutieux de l’épopée : chaque épisode de violence est consigné comme partie d’un récit moral et historique plus vaste, invitant à méditer sur la responsabilité et les conséquences en cascade de la guerre.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; instead, it frames the war narrative as a documented sequence of accountable actions. By naming the subject (Duḥśāsana’s battle) and locating it within the Abhimanyu-slaying section, it encourages readers to see each violent act as part of a wider moral chain of causes and consequences.
This is the formal closing statement of the chapter: it announces that the thirty-ninth chapter—focused on combat involving Duḥśāsana—has concluded, and it situates that chapter within the Abhimanyu-vadha subsection of the Droṇa Parva in the Mahābhārata.