Shloka 143
धृष्टद्युम्नस्य द्रोणाभिमुख्यं तथा सात्यकि-कर्ण-समागमः
Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s advance toward Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Karṇa confrontation
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि भूरिश्रवोवधे त्रिचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi bhūriśravovadhe tricatuvāriṃśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the one-hundred-and-forty-third chapter of the Droṇa Parva in the Śrī Mahābhārata—within the section on the slaying of Jayadratha—specifically the episode concerning the death of Bhūriśravas. The colophon signals the close of a narrative unit in which the moral strain of warfare is foregrounded: victory is pursued amid vows, rage, and contested standards of righteous conduct.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical atmosphere of the surrounding episode—war pushes dharma to its limits, and the epic repeatedly invites reflection on how vows, anger, and expediency can conflict with ideals of righteous conduct.
This line marks the conclusion of a chapter in the Droṇa Parva, within the Jayadratha-slaying section, specifically the episode describing Bhūriśravas’s death; it functions as a formal closure and locator for the preceding events.