Shloka 93
Droṇa-parva Adhyāya 95 — Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and the Routing of Allied Contingents
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि अम्बष्ठवधे त्रिनवतितमो<ध्याय: ।। ९३ || इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें अम्ब्बवधविषयक तिरानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi ambaṣṭhavadhē trinavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 93 ||
Sañjaya dit : Ainsi, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein du Droṇa Parva—plus précisément dans la section consacrée à la mise à mort de Jayadratha—s’achève ce quatre-vingt-treizième chapitre, relatif à la mort de l’Ambaṣṭha. Ce colophon marque la clôture de cette unité de récit et replace l’épisode dans l’arc plus vaste de la guerre, où chaque mort est consignée comme l’une des conséquences grandissantes des vœux, des représailles et du devoir sur le champ de bataille.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse primarily teaches how the epic frames events: individual killings and episodes are nested within larger vows, strategies, and duties. It reminds the reader that war narratives are recorded with accountability—each act belongs to a broader chain of causes and consequences within dharma and adharma.
This is the formal closing statement for the chapter: it announces that the ninety-third chapter—about the killing of an Ambaṣṭha—has ended, and it locates that chapter within Droṇa Parva and within the sub-section focused on Jayadratha’s death.