Shloka 180
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत घटोत्कचवधपर्वमें यात्रियुद्धके समय घटोत्कचका वध होनेपर श्रीकृष्णका हर्षविषयक एक सौ अस्सीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Droṇaparvaṇi antar-gate Ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi yātriyuddhasamaye Ghaṭotkacasya vadhe jāte Śrīkṛṣṇasya harṣaviṣayaka ekaśata-aśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
かくして『聖マハーバーラタ』の『ドローナ篇』、とりわけ「ガトートカチャ殺し」の章において、行軍戦のさなかガトートカチャが討たれたとき、聖クリシュナの歓喜を述べる第百八十章は終わりを告げる。この奥書は、戦の陰鬱な倫理的緊張を示す――正しき側でさえ、より大きな災厄を避けるための死であれば安堵や戦略的満足を覚えうるのであり、戦場のダルマとは暴力を寿ぐことではなく、より破壊の少ない帰結を選び取ることにあると明かす。
श्रीवायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights the moral complexity of dharma in war: emotions like relief or joy can arise not from cruelty but from recognizing that a dangerous force has been neutralized, potentially preventing wider destruction. It points to the Mahābhārata’s recurring theme that righteous action in conflict often involves tragic trade-offs rather than pure triumph.
This is a concluding notice (colophon) stating that, within Droṇa Parva and the Ghaṭotkaca-slaying section, the chapter ends at the point where Ghaṭotkaca is killed during a moving battle, and the chapter’s focus includes Śrī Kṛṣṇa’s reaction of joy/relief.