Shloka 73
अर्जुनस्य रथाश्वमोचनं कृष्णस्याश्वसेवा च
Arjuna’s Horses Freed; Krishna’s Equine Service
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत प्रतिज्ञापर्वमें अजुनप्रतिज्ञाविषयक तिहत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāreṇa śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi antargate pratijñāparvaṇi arjunapratijñāviṣayakaḥ trayasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Thus ends the seventy-third chapter of the Pratijñā-parvan within the Droṇa-parvan of the Śrī Mahābhārata, dealing with Arjuna’s vow. The closing colophon frames the episode as a moral turning-point in the war narrative, where a warrior’s solemn pledge becomes a binding ethical force that drives action and consequence on the battlefield.
(भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights the ethical weight of a pratijñā (solemn vow): once undertaken, it becomes a binding commitment that shapes conduct and accountability, especially in a dharma-charged context like war.
This is not a spoken verse by Bhīma but a concluding colophon stating that the seventy-third chapter—focused on Arjuna’s vow—has ended within the Pratijñā-parvan of the Droṇa-parvan.