Shloka 116
Śaineya–Bhūriśravas: Genealogy, Svayaṃvara Contest, and the Maheśvara Boon
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वरें सात्यकिके कौरव-सेनामें प्रवेशके पश्चात् दुर्योधन और कृतवमाकि पराजयविषयक एक सौ सोलहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargataṁ jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi sātyakinaḥ kaurava-senāyāṁ praveśān paścāt duryodhana-kṛtavarmā-parājaya-viṣayakaḥ ṣoḍaśottara-śatatamo ’dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata pada Droṇa Parva—khususnya bagian pembunuhan Jayadratha—berakhirlah bab ke-116 yang mengisahkan bahwa setelah Sātyaki menerobos masuk ke dalam bala tentara Kaurava, Duryodhana dan Kṛtavarmā dipukul mundur dan dikalahkan.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon-style conclusion, the passage does not teach through direct instruction but frames the ethical arc of the war: when leadership is driven by stubbornness and adharma, even powerful figures face reversals. It highlights how individual valor (Sātyaki’s breakthrough) can shift outcomes, yet remains embedded in the larger moral causality of the epic.
The text marks the end of a chapter in the Droṇa Parva, within the Jayadratha-slaying section. It summarizes that after Sātyaki penetrated the Kaurava battle array/army, the chapter’s subject includes the defeat of Duryodhana and Kṛtavarmā, and then formally declares the chapter complete.