Shloka 74
अर्जुनस्य रथाश्वमोचनं कृष्णस्याश्वसेवा च
Arjuna’s Horses Freed; Krishna’s Equine Service
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि प्रतिज्ञापर्वणि जयद्रथाश्वासे चतु:ःसप्ततितमो< ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi pratijñāparvaṇi jayadrathāśvāse catuḥsaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically in the section called the Pratijñā Parva, in the episode concerning Jayadratha—ends the seventy-fourth chapter. This closing colophon signals the completion of a narrative unit centered on vows and their moral weight amid the pressures of war, where personal resolve and responsibility shape the unfolding of fate.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a chapter-ending colophon highlights a central Mahābhārata concern: pratijñā (a vow) is not merely personal resolve but a moral commitment whose consequences unfold in the public arena of dharma and war.
This line marks the formal end of the seventy-fourth chapter within the Droṇa Parva, locating it inside the Pratijñā Parva and the Jayadratha-focused episode, thereby signaling a completed segment of the war narrative tied to vows and Jayadratha.