Shloka 81
अलम्बुस-वधः
The Neutralization of Alambusa
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत प्रतिज्ञापवरमें अर्जुनको पुनः पाशुपतासत्रकी प्राप्तिविषयक इक्यासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargata-pratijñāparvaṇi arjunasya punaḥ pāśupatāstraprāptiviṣayaka ekāśītitamo ’dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata pada Droṇa Parva—khususnya Pratijñā Parva—berakhirlah bab ke-81 yang mengisahkan Arjuna memperoleh kembali senjata Pāśupata.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a war-centered narrative, power is not presented as merely technical skill: the text frames extraordinary capability (like divine weapons) as bound to vows, discipline, and moral accountability. The chapter-ending emphasis on a ‘pratijñā’ (pledge) highlights that commitments shape action and its ethical consequences.
This is a concluding colophon spoken by Sañjaya, marking the end of the eighty-first chapter within the Droṇa Parva’s Pratijñā section. It summarizes the chapter’s subject as Arjuna’s renewed attainment of the Pāśupata weapon.