Shloka 122
युधिष्ठिरस्य कृष्णार्जुनादि-समाश्वासनम्
Yudhiṣṭhira’s reassurance and praise of Kṛṣṇa, Arjuna, Bhīma, and Sātyaki
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि सात्यकिकप्रवेशे द्रोणपराक्रमे द्वाविंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi sātyakipraveśe droṇaparākrame dvāviṁśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—under the section concerning the slaying of Jayadratha—at the episode of Sātyaki’s entry and the account of Droṇa’s prowess, ends the one-hundred-and-twenty-second chapter. This closing colophon frames the narrative as a record of martial action and its moral weight, marking how individual heroism and strategic violence unfold within the larger, fate-driven war.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the episode ethically by situating acts of valor and killing within the epic’s larger inquiry into dharma—how duty, loyalty, and strategic necessity in war carry grave moral consequences.
This is the chapter-ending colophon: it announces that the chapter concludes within Droṇa Parva, specifically in the Jayadratha-slaying section, highlighting Sātyaki’s entry into the fray and describing Droṇa’s martial prowess as key narrative focuses.