Shloka 134
Chapter 136: Pandava Counter-Encirclement and the Vāyavya-Astra Disruption
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि कर्णापयाने चतुस्त्रिंशदाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi karṇāpayāne catuḥstriṁśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
かくして『聖なるマハーバーラタ』の「ドローナ・パルヴァ」—すなわちジャヤドラタ討伐を語り、またカルナの退去に触れる段—における第百三十六章は終わる。この結語は、物語を戦争の大いなる道徳史の中に位置づけ、誓願・戦略・責任が戦場で生む帰結が次へ移る転換点を示す。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; instead, it ethically frames the war narrative by highlighting that events like Jayadratha’s death and Karṇa’s movements are part of a larger chain of vows, choices, and consequences—central to the Mahābhārata’s reflection on dharma under extreme conflict.
This is the chapter-ending colophon: it signals that the account belongs to Droṇa Parva, within the Jayadratha-slaying section, and includes the episode of Karṇa’s departure, concluding Chapter 136.