Shloka 116
Śaineya–Bhūriśravas: Genealogy, Svayaṃvara Contest, and the Maheśvara Boon
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वरें सात्यकिके कौरव-सेनामें प्रवेशके पश्चात् दुर्योधन और कृतवमाकि पराजयविषयक एक सौ सोलहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargataṁ jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi sātyakinaḥ kaurava-senāyāṁ praveśān paścāt duryodhana-kṛtavarmā-parājaya-viṣayakaḥ ṣoḍaśottara-śatatamo ’dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Sanjaya said: Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically in the section concerning the slaying of Jayadratha—this one-hundred-and-sixteenth chapter concludes, describing how, after Sātyaki forced his way into the Kaurava army, Duryodhana and Kṛtavarmā were brought to defeat. The closing note underscores the relentless momentum of the war, where valor and strategy collide, and where the consequences of adharma-driven obstinacy manifest as reversals on the battlefield.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon-style conclusion, the passage does not teach through direct instruction but frames the ethical arc of the war: when leadership is driven by stubbornness and adharma, even powerful figures face reversals. It highlights how individual valor (Sātyaki’s breakthrough) can shift outcomes, yet remains embedded in the larger moral causality of the epic.
The text marks the end of a chapter in the Droṇa Parva, within the Jayadratha-slaying section. It summarizes that after Sātyaki penetrated the Kaurava battle array/army, the chapter’s subject includes the defeat of Duryodhana and Kṛtavarmā, and then formally declares the chapter complete.