Shloka 141
Adhyāya 143: Nocturnal duels—Nākuli and Citraseṇa; Vṛṣasena’s assault; Duḥśāsana vs Prativindhya
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि सात्यक्यर्जुनदर्शने एकचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi sātyakyarjunadarśane ekacatvāriṃśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the one hundred and forty-first chapter in the Droṇa Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section concerning the slaying of Jayadratha, in the episode titled “The Meeting of Sātyaki and Arjuna.” This colophon marks the close of a narrative unit in which the momentum of war is framed by purpose and consequence—victory pursued not as mere conquest, but as the fulfillment of a vowed duty amid the moral weight of battlefield choices.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical gravity of the preceding events by naming the episode: the war narrative is organized around vowed action (Jayadratha’s death) and loyal cooperation (Sātyaki’s meeting with Arjuna), highlighting duty pursued with purpose amid moral consequence.
This line signals the end of the 141st chapter within Droṇa Parva, specifically within the Jayadratha-slaying section, and identifies the chapter’s theme as the encounter/meeting of Sātyaki and Arjuna.