Shloka 88
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय ९०: हार्दिक्यस्य पराक्रमः
Kṛtavarmā’s Stand against the Pāṇḍavas
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि अर्जुनरणप्रवेशे अष्टाशीतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi arjunaraṇapraveśe aṣṭāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
サञ्जयは結ぶ。かくして聖なる『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—アルジュナが戦陣のただ中へ踏み入るさまを語る第八十八章は終わる。結語の定型は、この出来事を戦争における決定的な倫理の転回点として位置づけ、誓願と責務、そしてダルマを護るか裏切るかの帰結が戦場で交差することを示す。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the episode ethically: war is narrated as a field where vows and accountability matter. Arjuna’s entry into battle is presented as purposeful action tied to justice and responsibility, not mere violence.
Sañjaya marks the close of a chapter in the Droṇa Parva, within the Jayadratha-slaying section, identifying it as the chapter describing Arjuna’s entry into combat—setting the stage for the decisive pursuit and the moral stakes surrounding Jayadratha’s fate.