Shloka 85
Droṇa Interdicts Sātyaki; Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and Duel with Kṛtavarmā (द्रोण-निवारणम्, सात्यकि-प्रवेशः, कृतवर्म-युद्धम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें धृतराष्ट्रवाक्यविषयक पचासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargataṃ jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi dhṛtarāṣṭravākyaviṣayakaḥ pañcāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Demikian berakhir bab ke-85—yang memuat ucapan Dhṛtarāṣṭra—dalam bagian Jayadratha-wadha, yang termasuk dalam Droṇa Parva dari Mahābhārata yang mulia.
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it signals completion and frames the preceding discourse as Dhṛtarāṣṭra-centered. Ethically, it underscores how the epic organizes reflection on war through the voices of responsible rulers, highlighting accountability and the grave consequences that follow key acts like Jayadratha’s killing.
This is an editorial closing line marking that the eighty-fifth chapter—focused on Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s speech—has concluded within the Jayadratha-slaying section of the Droṇa Parva. It functions as a structural boundary rather than a plot event.