Shloka 167
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत घटोत्कचवधपर्वमें रात्रियुद्धके अवसरपर अलगम्बुषका पराजयविषयक एक सौ सरसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṁ Śrīmahābhārate Droṇaparvake antargata Ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi rātriyuddhasya avasare Alagambuṣasya parājayaviṣayaka ekaśata-sarasattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Sanjaya said: Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva, in the section concerning the slaying of Ghaṭotkaca, on the occasion of the night-battle, the one hundred and sixty-seventh chapter—dealing with the defeat of Alambusha—comes to its close. The narration frames the moral gravity of nocturnal warfare and the relentless consequences of adharma-driven aggression on the battlefield.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a concluding colophon, the verse primarily signals structure, but it also highlights the ethical tension of rātriyuddha (night warfare), a setting where ordinary restraints weaken and the consequences of violent intent intensify—reminding the listener that war tests dharma most severely when clarity and restraint are hardest to maintain.
Sanjaya closes the chapter by stating that, within Droṇa Parva and specifically within the Ghaṭotkaca-slaying section, the 167th chapter has ended; its subject is the defeat of Alambusha during the night-battle episode.