Shloka 139
सहदेव-राधेय-संग्रामः; शल्य-प्रभावः; अलम्बुस-निवर्तनम्
Sahadeva and Karṇa; Śalya’s pressure; Alambusa’s interception
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें भीमसेन और कर्णका युद्धविषयक एक सौ उनतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Droṇaparvake antargataṃ Jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi Bhīmasena-karṇayor yuddhaviṣayakaḥ ekaśata-unatāliśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, pada Droṇa Parva—di bagian Jayadrathavadha—berakhirlah bab ke-139 yang mengisahkan pertempuran antara Bhīmasena dan Karṇa.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This concluding colophon highlights how the epic frames warfare within a moral architecture: battles are narrated as parts of a larger dharmic crisis, where personal prowess, vows, and loyalties produce consequences that extend beyond the battlefield.
This is a chapter-ending statement (colophon) by Sañjaya indicating that the chapter describing the combat between Bhīmasena and Karṇa—within the Jayadratha-slaying section of Droṇa Parva—has finished.