Shloka 122
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें सात्यकिका प्रवेश और द्रोणाचार्यका पराक्रमविषयक एक सौ बाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārate Droṇaparvake antargataṃ Jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi Sātyakikā praveśaḥ ca Droṇācāryasya parākramaviṣayaka ekaśatadvāviṃśat-tamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Sañjaya said: Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically in the section concerning the slaying of Jayadratha—the one hundred and twenty-second chapter concludes, describing Sātyaki’s entry into the battle and the prowess of Droṇācārya. The closing formula underscores the epic’s moral frame: even amid relentless warfare, the narrative keeps attention on duty, leadership, and the consequences of martial power.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon-style conclusion, the verse highlights how the epic frames battlefield events within a moral narrative: valor and command (Droṇa’s prowess) are recorded alongside the unfolding of duty-bound action (Sātyaki’s entry), reminding the reader that martial excellence is ethically consequential and not merely spectacular.
This is the chapter-ending notice: it states that, within the Droṇa Parva and the Jayadratha-slaying section, the chapter describing Sātyaki’s entry into the fray and Droṇācārya’s feats has concluded (chapter 122).