Shloka 87
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — सैन्यप्रशंसा, भेदनवृत्तान्त-प्रश्नः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Praise of the Host and Inquiry after the Breach
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि कौरवव्यूहनिर्माणे सप्ताशीतितमो<5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi kauravavyūhanirmāṇe saptāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi s’achève, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein du Droṇa Parva, dans la section consacrée à la mise à mort de Jayadratha, le quatre-vingt-septième chapitre, décrivant la formation et l’ordonnancement du vyūha (dispositif de bataille) des Kaurava. Ce colophon marque un tournant du récit, soulignant l’organisation stratégique de la guerre, qui encadre les conséquences morales et humaines de la confrontation à venir.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it highlights how war is driven not only by valor but by deliberate organization and strategy. Ethically, it frames the coming events as consequences of planned collective action, reminding the reader that responsibility in war extends beyond individual fighters to commanders and formations.
The text is closing a chapter: it signals that the account has reached the end of the eighty-seventh chapter within the Droṇa Parva, specifically in the Jayadratha-slaying section, and that this chapter concerned the Kauravas’ arrangement of a battle formation (vyūha).