Shloka 136
रात्रौ युद्धप्रवृत्तिः — Night Battle Begins; Duryodhana’s Protective Orders for Droṇa
Droṇa-parva 139
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्माभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें भीमसेनका युद्धविषयक एक सौ छत्तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargataṃ jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi bhīmasenasya yuddhaviṣayakam ekaśataṣaṭtriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
サञ्जयは語った。「かくして聖なる『マハーバーラタ』のうち、『ドローナ・パルヴァ』—とりわけ『ジャヤドラタ討伐章』において—ビーマセーナの戦いを述べる第百三十六章はここに終わる。」この結語は、出来事を戦争という大いなる道義の闘争の中に位置づけ、物語に正式な小休止を刻みつつも、義務に基づく戦闘とその帰結への焦点を保ち続けるのである。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement; its ethical import lies in how the epic frames warfare as a narrated, accountable sequence of actions within dharma, emphasizing that battles and their outcomes are recorded, structured, and morally situated within the larger story.
Sañjaya formally closes the chapter, stating that the 136th chapter—focused on Bhīma’s battle—has ended, and locating it within Droṇa Parva and the Jayadratha-slaying section.