Shloka 184
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्माभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत द्रोणवधपर्वमें रात्रियुद्धके समय सेनाका निद्राविषयक एक सौ चौरासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Droṇaparvaṇi antargate Droṇavadhaparvaṇi rātriyuddhasamaye senāyā nidrāviṣayakaḥ ekaśata-caturaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Sañjaya said: Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically in the section concerning the slaying of Droṇa—during the time of the night-battle, the 184th chapter, dealing with the army’s state of sleep, is concluded. The closing note frames the moral tension of warfare: even in a campaign driven by duty and vengeance, human limits like exhaustion and sleep shape outcomes and expose the vulnerability of warriors amid adharma-tinged night fighting.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-ending colophon, it highlights a key ethical lens of the epic: war is not only a contest of valor but also a test of restraint and righteousness, and in night fighting especially, fatigue and sleep can erode vigilance and amplify morally fraught actions.
This line marks the conclusion of the 184th chapter within Droṇa Parva’s Droṇavadha section, situating the events during the night-battle and indicating that the chapter’s focus concerns the army’s sleep or slumber at that time.