Shloka 51
Jayadrathasya śoka-bhaya-vilāpaḥ — Droṇena āśvāsanaṃ ca
Jayadratha’s lament and Droṇa’s reassurance
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत अभिमन्युवधपर्वमें युधिष्टिप्रलापविषयक इक्यावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargata abhimanyuvadhaparvaṇi yudhiṣṭhirapralāpaviṣayaka ekapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
サンジャヤは結んで言う。「かくして『聖マハーバーラタ』ドローナ・パルヴァのうち、アビマンニュ殺害の段に属し、ユディシュティラの嘆きを主題とする第五十一章は終わった。」この結語は、戦における悲嘆の道義的重みを示す。正しき者でさえ揺さぶられ、哀しみはアダルマの代価と人の務めの脆さを映し出す鏡となる。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter-ending colophon highlights the ethical cost of war: even a dharmic king like Yudhishthira is overwhelmed by lamentation, reminding the listener that righteousness does not erase suffering and that violence leaves enduring moral and emotional consequences.
This is a concluding statement by Sanjaya marking the end of a chapter in the Drona Parva, within the Abhimanyu-slaying section, specifying that the chapter’s content concerned Yudhishthira’s lament.