Shloka 95
शैनेयचरितम्
The Exploits of Śaineya/Sātyaki amid Encirclement
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे पजचनवतितमो ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें संकुलयुद्धाविषयक पंचानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi saṅkulayuddhe pañcanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sanjaya said: Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Droṇa Parva, in the sub-section concerning the slaying of Jayadratha, the ninety-fifth chapter—describing the tangled, confused intensity of battle—comes to its close. The colophon underscores the epic’s moral frame: even amid chaotic warfare, events are recorded as part of a larger dharmic narrative of consequence, duty, and the heavy cost of vengeance.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction but frames the narrative ethically: even chaotic violence is situated within a dharmic record where actions carry consequences, and the pursuit of vengeance (Jayadratha’s death) is treated as a pivotal moral and strategic turning point.
This is the formal closing line of the chapter: it identifies the larger book (Droṇa Parva), the sub-section (Jayadratha’s slaying), and the chapter’s theme (a confused, entangled battle), signaling that the described episode has concluded.