Shloka 107
Adhyāya 110: Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s Lament on Fate; Saṃjaya’s Reproof and the Princes’ Assault on Bhīma (द्रोणपर्व, अध्याय ११०)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें संकुलयुद्धाविषयक एक सौ सातवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargataṃ jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi saṅkulayuddhaviṣayaka ekaśatasaptamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sanjaya said: Thus ends the one hundred and seventh chapter of the Drona Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Jayadratha-slaying section, describing the fierce and confused mêlée of battle. The narration marks a formal close to this phase of the war, emphasizing how the struggle has intensified into chaotic close combat as the moral weight of vows, retaliation, and duty presses upon all sides.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon-style closing, the verse highlights the epic’s framing of war as increasingly saṅkula—confused and morally heavy—where duty, vows, and consequences converge; it reminds the reader that the narrative is organized to track ethical pressure points within the unfolding conflict.
This is the formal end-of-chapter statement: it announces that the 107th chapter dealing with the tumultuous mêlée (saṅkula-yuddha) within the Jayadratha-slaying section of the Droṇa Parva has been completed.