Shloka 86
Droṇa Interdicts Sātyaki; Sātyaki’s Breakthrough and Duel with Kṛtavarmā (द्रोण-निवारणम्, सात्यकि-प्रवेशः, कृतवर्म-युद्धम्)
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि संजयवाक्ये षडशीतितमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें संजयवाक्यविषयक छियासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi sañjayavākye ṣaḍaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva—specifically in the section concerning the slaying of Jayadratha—this is the conclusion of Sañjaya’s narration: the eighty-sixth chapter ends here. The colophon marks the closure of a narrative unit, underscoring the epic’s careful framing of war-events as morally consequential history transmitted through responsible testimony.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it teaches the importance of framing and accountability in narration—war events are preserved as structured testimony (Sañjaya’s words), reminding readers that actions in battle are recorded, evaluated, and remembered within a dharmic-historical lens.
The chapter concludes. The text signals that, within Droṇa Parva and the Jayadratha-slaying section, Sañjaya’s narration has completed the eighty-sixth chapter, formally closing that unit of the war account.