Shloka 70
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि अभिमन्युवधपर्वणि षोडशराजकीये सप्ततितमो<5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi abhimanyuvadhaparvaṇi ṣoḍaśarājakīye saptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically in the section concerning the slaying of Abhimanyu—ends the seventieth chapter, belonging to the episode known as the “Sixteen Kings.” As a colophon, this line marks the close of a narrative unit, reminding the reader that the war’s events are being framed and preserved with careful textual order even amid moral catastrophe.
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself does not teach a doctrine directly; its ethical force is contextual: it frames the Abhimanyu-vadha narrative as a remembered and ordered account, underscoring that even in war—where dharma is strained—actions are recorded, judged, and transmitted for reflection on right conduct and its violations.
This line signals the end of the 70th chapter of Droṇa Parva, within the Abhimanyu-vadha section, and notes its placement in the “Sixteen Kings” episode. It functions as a formal closing marker rather than spoken dialogue content.