Mahabharata 7.79.78 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 79, Shloka 78
Jayadratha-rakṣā: Conch Signals and Encirclement of Arjuna
Chapter 79
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि प्रतिज्ञापर्वणि सुभद्राप्रविलापे अष्टसप्ततितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi pratijñāparvaṇi subhadrāpravilāpe aṣṭasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ក្នុង «ស្រីមហាភារត» នៃ «ដ្រូណបર્વ» ផ្នែក «ប្រតិជ្ញាបર્વ» ជំពូកទី៧៨ ដែលមានប្រធានបទអំពីការយំសោករបស់សុភទ្រា បានបញ្ចប់ដូច្នេះ។
संजय उवाच
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The colophon itself teaches through framing: war is not merely action but consequence—vows (pratijñā) and grief (pravilāpa) are ethically charged forces. It reminds the reader that dharma is tested not only on the battlefield but also in how one bears loss and how pledges shape further violence.
This line is a chapter-ending colophon. It announces that the seventy-eighth chapter has concluded, situated in Droṇa Parva, within the Pratijñā Parva section, and characterized by the episode of Subhadrā’s lament—signaling a pause and transition to what follows.
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