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Shloka 84

Sātyaki’s Assurance and the Protection of Dharmarāja (सात्यकिवचनम्—धर्मराजरक्षणविचारः)

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि प्रतिज्ञापर्वणि अर्जुनवाक्ये चतुरशीतितमो<ध्याय: ।। ८४ ।। इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत प्रतिज्ञापर्वमें अजुनवाक्यविषयक चौरासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi pratijñāparvaṇi arjunavākye caturaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 84 ||

Translation

Sañjaya dit : «Ainsi, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein du Droṇa Parva, dans la section appelée Pratijñā Parva, s’achève le quatre-vingt-quatrième chapitre —concernant les paroles d’Arjuna—.»

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीमहाभारतेin the Śrī-Mahābhārata

द्रोणपर्वणिin the Droṇa-parvan

प्रतिज्ञापर्वणिin the Pratijñā-parvan

अर्जुनवाक्येin (the section titled) 'Arjuna's speech'

चतुरशीतितमःeighty-fourth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Mahābhārata

Droṇa Parva

Pratijñā Parva

Arjuna

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Though this is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse, it underscores a Mahābhārata ethic: vows (pratijñā) and spoken commitments are treated as binding moral forces, especially in war, where words can shape duty, action, and consequence.

What is happening in the narrative?

This line marks the formal close of the eighty-fourth chapter within Droṇa Parva, specifically the portion themed around a vow (Pratijñā Parva) and centered on Arjuna’s speech; it is a structural end-marker spoken by Sañjaya in the epic’s narration.