Shloka 142
Nakula–Śakuni Duel and the Night Battle; Śikhaṇḍin–Kṛpa Engagement (नकुल-शकुनियुद्धं तथा रात्रियुद्धवर्णनम्)
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि भूरिश्रवोबाहुच्छेदे द्विचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें भूरिश्रवाकी भुजाका उच्छेदविषयक एक सौ बयालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi bhūriśravobāhucchede dvi-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-forty-second chapter—dealing with the cutting off of Bhūriśravas’s arm—comes to an end. The colophon marks the close of this episode, underscoring how the war’s violence culminates in irreversible acts that raise questions of righteous conduct amid rage, vows, and battlefield necessity.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames an episode whose ethical weight lies in how battlefield actions—especially irreversible violence—must be judged against dharma, restraint, and the rules of combat, even when driven by vows and fury.
This is the closing formula of the chapter: Sañjaya signals that the chapter within Droṇa Parva, in the Jayadratha-slaying section, specifically the episode about severing Bhūriśravas’s arm, has concluded.