Shloka 88
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय ९०: हार्दिक्यस्य पराक्रमः
Kṛtavarmā’s Stand against the Pāṇḍavas
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि अर्जुनरणप्रवेशे अष्टाशीतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi arjunaraṇapraveśe aṣṭāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sañjaya conclut : Ainsi, dans le Mahābhārata sacré, au sein du Droṇa Parva—plus précisément dans la section consacrée à la mise à mort de Jayadratha—s’achève ce quatre-vingt-huitième chapitre, décrivant l’entrée d’Arjuna au cœur de la bataille. La formule de clôture présente l’épisode comme un tournant moral décisif de la guerre, où vœux, responsabilité et conséquences de la protection ou de la trahison du dharma se rejoignent sur le champ de combat.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the episode ethically: war is narrated as a field where vows and accountability matter. Arjuna’s entry into battle is presented as purposeful action tied to justice and responsibility, not mere violence.
Sañjaya marks the close of a chapter in the Droṇa Parva, within the Jayadratha-slaying section, identifying it as the chapter describing Arjuna’s entry into combat—setting the stage for the decisive pursuit and the moral stakes surrounding Jayadratha’s fate.