Shloka 104
भीमसेन–कर्णयुद्धवर्णनम्
Description of the Bhīmasena–Karṇa Engagement
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे चतुरधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi saṅkulayuddhe caturadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sanjaya said: Thus, in the sacred Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically in the section on the slaying of Jayadratha—ends the one-hundred-and-fourth chapter, describing the tangled and confused clash of battle. The colophon frames the episode as a morally weighty turning point: the war’s chaos intensifies as vows, duty, and retribution converge around Jayadratha’s fate.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction but by framing the episode: war becomes morally and strategically ‘saṅkula’ (entangled), where dharma is tested amid vows and consequences—especially surrounding Jayadratha’s destined downfall.
This is an end-of-chapter marker stating that the chapter concludes within Droṇa Parva, in the Jayadratha-slaying section, and that the chapter’s subject is the chaotic, interwoven fighting (saṅkula-yuddha) leading toward the Jayadratha episode.