Shloka 187
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि द्रोणवधपर्वणि नकुलयुद्धे सप्ताशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi droṇavadhaparvaṇi nakulayuddhe saptāśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sanjaya concludes: Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parvan—specifically in the section on the slaying of Droṇa—ends the one-hundred-and-eighty-seventh chapter, concerning Nakula’s battle. The colophon signals a transition, framing the preceding combat narrative within the larger moral arc of the war, where duty, strategy, and the heavy cost of violence converge around the pivotal event of Droṇa’s fall.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the preceding events within the epic’s ethical landscape. By marking the narrative as part of the Droṇa-killing arc and highlighting Nakula’s combat, it implicitly underscores how individual valor and duty unfold within a larger, morally weighty sequence culminating in the fall of a revered teacher.
This is the chapter-ending colophon spoken by Sañjaya. It announces that the chapter concerning Nakula’s battle has concluded, and situates it within the Droṇa Parvan, specifically the sub-section dealing with Droṇa’s death.