Shloka 76
Kṛṣṇopadeśa and Duryodhana’s Challenge
Droṇa-parva, Adhyāya 77
इति श्रीमहा भारते द्रोणपर्वणि प्रतिज्ञापर्वण्यर्जुनवाक्ये घट्सप्ततितमो5ध्याय: ।। ७६ || इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत प्रतिज्ञापर्वमें अरजुनवाक्यविषयक छिद्वत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi pratijñāparvaṇy arjunavākye ṣaṭsaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 76 ||
Sañjaya said: “Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva, in the section known as the Pratijñā Parva, the seventy-sixth chapter—centered on Arjuna’s words—comes to an end.” This closing colophon frames the episode as a vow-driven moment in the war narrative, highlighting how spoken commitments and their moral weight propel action amid the ethical strain of battle.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it underscores the ethical seriousness of pratijñā (a vow/pledge). In the epic’s war setting, words—especially vows—create binding moral pressure that shapes duty, resolve, and consequence.
Sañjaya signals the formal close of the chapter within Droṇa Parva, identifying it as part of the Pratijñā Parva and as focused on Arjuna’s speech. It functions as an editorial/narrative marker concluding the unit of the story.