Shloka 200
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत नारायणास्त्रमोक्षपर्वमें अश्वत्थामाका पराक्रमविषयक दो सौवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargata-nārāyaṇāstramokṣaparvaṇi aśvatthāmāka-parākramaviṣayaka dviśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sanjaya said: Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically in the section concerning the discharge (and resolution) of the Nārāyaṇa weapon—the two-hundredth chapter, dealing with Aśvatthāmā’s prowess, is concluded. This colophon-like statement marks a formal pause in the war narrative, emphasizing the gravity of divine weaponry and the ethical weight borne by those who wield it.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a chapter-ending colophon, the verse underscores the ethical seriousness of divine weaponry and heroic power: extraordinary force (parākrama) and celestial weapons are not merely feats of strength but carry moral consequences, requiring restraint and discernment within dharma.
Sañjaya formally signals the completion of the two-hundredth chapter within Droṇa Parva, identifying its subject as Aśvatthāmā’s prowess and situating it in the episode connected with the Nārāyaṇa weapon’s discharge/resolution.