Shloka 134
Chapter 137: Yuyudhāna (Sātyaki) Slays Somadatta; Yudhiṣṭhira Redirected from Droṇa
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें कर्णका पलायनविषयक एक सौ चौतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṃ Śrīmahābhārate Droṇaparvake antargataṃ Jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi Karṇasya palāyanaviṣayaka ekaśata-catuḥtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat.
かくして『シュリー・マハーバーラタ』ドローナ・パルヴァのうち、とりわけジャヤドラタ討伐の章段において、カルナの戦場離脱を述べる第百三十四章はここに終わる。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the passage does not teach through direct instruction but through framing: it highlights that actions in war—especially withdrawal or retreat—carry narrative and ethical weight. In the Mahābhārata’s moral universe, battlefield choices are recorded as consequences of duty, strategy, and circumstance, inviting reflection on how dharma operates under extreme pressure.
Sañjaya signals the completion of a chapter within the Droṇa Parva, under the Jayadratha-slaying section, whose subject is Karṇa’s withdrawal/retreat. It functions as an editorial/narrative closure line, marking the end of that chapter’s episode.