Shloka 141

Nakula–Śakuni Duel and the Night Battle; Śikhaṇḍin–Kṛpa Engagement (नकुल-शकुनियुद्धं तथा रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें सात्यकि और अजुनिका परस्पर साक्षात्कारविषयक एक सौ इकतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargataṃ jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi sātyaki-arjunayoḥ paraspara-sākṣātkāra-viṣayakaḥ ekaśata-ekacatvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

Demikian berakhir bab ke-141 dalam Droṇa Parva Śrī Mahābhārata, pada bagian Jayadratha-vadha, yang mengisahkan perjumpaan timbal balik Sātyaki dan Arjuna.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

प्रकारम्manner; way

श्रीauspiciousness; honorific 'Śrī'

महाभारतम्the Mahābhārata

द्रोणपर्वकेin the Droṇa-parvan (section)

अन्तर्गतincluded; contained within

जयद्रथवधपर्वणिin the Jayadratha-slaying sub-parvan

सात्यकिSātyaki

चand

अर्जुनिकाof Arjuna (Arjunika = pertaining to Arjuna)

परस्परmutually; with each other

साक्षात्कारविषयकconcerning the meeting/encounter

एकone

शतhundred

एकचत्वारिंशत्तमःone-hundred-forty-first

अध्यायःchapter

पूरितःcompleted; finished

अभवत्was; became

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sañjaya

Mahābhārata

Droṇa Parva

Jayadratha-vadha Parva

Sātyaki

Arjuna

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even amid the disorienting violence of war, dharma is sustained through steadfast duty and loyal cooperation: allies must reunite, communicate, and act with shared purpose to prevent chaos from eroding righteous resolve.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a concluding colophon stating that the chapter has ended. It identifies the placement (Droṇa Parva, within the Jayadratha-slaying episode) and the chapter’s topic: the face-to-face meeting of Sātyaki and Arjuna.