Shloka 120

Devanagari script

इति श्रीमहा भारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि सात्यकिप्रवेशे दुर्योधनपलायने विंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:

Transliteration

iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi sātyakipraveśe duryodhanapalāyane viṁśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ

Translation

Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically in the section concerning the slaying of Jayadratha—ends the chapter describing Sātyaki’s entry into the battle and Duryodhana’s retreat. This closing colophon situates the episode within the larger moral and strategic arc of the war, marking a moment where valor and tactical pressure force a key leader to withdraw.

Word by Word

इतिthus; end-quote marker

श्रीglory; auspiciousness; honorific

महाgreat (in)

भारतेin the Bhārata (Mahābhārata)

द्रोणपर्वणिin the Droṇa-parvan

जयद्रथवधपर्वणिin the section (parvan) on the slaying of Jayadratha

सात्यकिप्रवेशेat/within (the episode of) Sātyaki's entry

दुर्योधनपलायनेat/within (the episode of) Duryodhana's flight

विंशतिtwenty

अधिकadditional; more

शततमःhundredth

अध्यायःchapter

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Mahābhārata

Droṇa Parva

Jayadratha

Sātyaki

Duryodhana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the episode’s ethical and strategic significance: courage and pressure in righteous pursuit can compel even powerful leaders to retreat, highlighting how conduct and resolve shape outcomes in war.

What is happening in the narrative?

The line marks the end of a chapter in Droṇa Parva, within the Jayadratha-slaying section, summarizing that the chapter covered Sātyaki’s entry/advance and Duryodhana’s retreat, and identifying it as the 120th chapter.