Shloka 141
Adhyāya 143: Nocturnal duels—Nākuli and Citraseṇa; Vṛṣasena’s assault; Duḥśāsana vs Prativindhya
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि सात्यक्यर्जुनदर्शने एकचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi sātyakyarjunadarśane ekacatvāriṃśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
かくして『聖マハーバーラタ』ドローナ篇、ジャヤドラタ討伐の段、「サーティヤキとアルジュナの会見」と題する挿話における第百四十一章は終わる。この奥書は、一つの物語単位の閉幕を示す。そこでは戦の奔流が目的と帰結によって枠づけられ、勝利は単なる征服としてではなく、戦場の選択が負う道義の重みに耐えつつ、誓願された義務を成就するものとして追い求められる。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical gravity of the preceding events by naming the episode: the war narrative is organized around vowed action (Jayadratha’s death) and loyal cooperation (Sātyaki’s meeting with Arjuna), highlighting duty pursued with purpose amid moral consequence.
This line signals the end of the 141st chapter within Droṇa Parva, specifically within the Jayadratha-slaying section, and identifies the chapter’s theme as the encounter/meeting of Sātyaki and Arjuna.