Shloka 179
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि घटोत्कचवधपर्वणि रात्रियुद्धे घटोत्कचवधे एकोनाशीत्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत घटोत्कचवधपर्वमें रात्रियुद्धके समय घटोत्कचका वधविषयक एक सौ उन्यासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi rātriyuddhe ghaṭotkacavadhe ekonāśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Sanjaya concludes: Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—under the sub-episode concerning the slaying of Ghaṭotkaca—this completes the one-hundred-and-seventy-ninth chapter, describing the night-battle and the killing of Ghaṭotkaca. The colophon marks the end of a grim nocturnal phase of war, where extraordinary weapons and desperate stratagems eclipse ordinary codes, underscoring the ethical strain that total warfare imposes upon dharma.
संजय उवाच