Shloka 180
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत घटोत्कचवधपर्वमें यात्रियुद्धके समय घटोत्कचका वध होनेपर श्रीकृष्णका हर्षविषयक एक सौ अस्सीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Droṇaparvaṇi antar-gate Ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi yātriyuddhasamaye Ghaṭotkacasya vadhe jāte Śrīkṛṣṇasya harṣaviṣayaka ekaśata-aśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, pada Droṇa Parva—di bagian pembunuhan Ghaṭotkaca—ketika dalam pertempuran arak-arakan (yātrī-yuddha) Ghaṭotkaca terbunuh, berakhirlah bab ke-180 yang mengisahkan sukacita Śrī Kṛṣṇa.
श्रीवायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights the moral complexity of dharma in war: emotions like relief or joy can arise not from cruelty but from recognizing that a dangerous force has been neutralized, potentially preventing wider destruction. It points to the Mahābhārata’s recurring theme that righteous action in conflict often involves tragic trade-offs rather than pure triumph.
This is a concluding notice (colophon) stating that, within Droṇa Parva and the Ghaṭotkaca-slaying section, the chapter ends at the point where Ghaṭotkaca is killed during a moving battle, and the chapter’s focus includes Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s reaction of joy/relief.