Shloka 140
सहदेव-राधेय-संग्रामः; शल्य-प्रभावः; अलम्बुस-निवर्तनम्
Sahadeva and Karṇa; Śalya’s pressure; Alambusa’s interception
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि अलम्बुषवधे चत्वारिंशदाधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें अलग्बुषवधविषयक एक सौ चालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi alambuṣavadhe catvāriṃśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Sañjaya said: Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva, in the section concerning the slaying of Jayadratha, the one-hundred-and-fortieth chapter—dealing with the killing of Alambuṣa—comes to an end. The colophon marks the close of this episode within the larger moral and strategic arc of the war, where decisive acts of violence are framed as outcomes of vows, duty, and the inexorable momentum of the battlefield.
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