Shloka 88
अध्याय ९१ — शैनेयस्य गजानीकभेदनं जलसंधवधश्च
Chapter 91: Sātyaki breaks the elephant array and slays Jalasaṃdha
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें अजुनका रणभूमिमें प्रवेशविषयक अठासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate Droṇaparvaṇi antar-gate Jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi Arjunasya raṇabhūmau praveśa-viṣayakam aṣṭāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ.
Sañjaya dit : Ainsi s’achève le quatre-vingt-huitième chapitre de la section consacrée à la mise à mort de Jayadratha, incluse dans le Droṇa Parva du Mahābhārata sacré, décrivant l’entrée d’Arjuna sur le champ de bataille. Cette formule de clôture marque un tournant moral et narratif majeur : le retour délibéré d’Arjuna au combat resserre le lien entre le vœu, le devoir et les lourdes conséquences de la guerre.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon underscores the ethical weight of action in war: a warrior’s entry into battle is not mere violence but a choice bound to dharma, vows, and responsibility, with consequences that extend beyond personal emotion.
This is a concluding statement (chapter colophon) announcing that the eighty-eighth chapter of the Jayadratha-slaying section within Droṇa Parva has ended, specifically the portion dealing with Arjuna’s entry onto the battlefield.