Shloka 135
अन्धकार-रजःसंमूढे रणाङ्गणे प्रदीपप्रकाशः | Illumination of the Army in Darkness and Dust
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपरव्वमें भीमसेनका पराक्रमविषयक एक सौ पैतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargata-jayadrathavadha-parvaṇi bhīmasenasya parākrama-viṣayaka ekaśata-pañcatriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sañjaya said: Thus concludes the one hundred and thirty-fifth chapter of the Śrī Mahābhārata’s Droṇa Parva, within the Jayadratha-vadha section, describing Bhīmasena’s valor. The closing formula marks the narrative’s movement within the war-book, highlighting heroic effort as a moral force in the struggle for a just cause.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line does not teach a doctrine directly; it frames the episode ethically by foregrounding Bhīmasena’s valor as purposeful effort in a dharmic struggle, and it signals orderly transmission and accountability in epic narration.
This is the chapter-ending statement: Sañjaya indicates that the chapter focused on Bhīmasena’s prowess has concluded, and it situates it within the Droṇa Parva and the Jayadratha-vadha subsection.