Shloka 101

भीमकर्णसमागमः | Bhīma–Karṇa Encounter

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें दुर्योधनका आगमनविषयक एक सौ एकवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargataṁ jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi duryodhanasyāgamanaviṣayakam ekaśata-ekatamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ

Translation

ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ದ್ರೋಣಪರ್ವದೊಳಗಿನ ಜಯದ್ರಥವಧಪರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನನ ಆಗಮನವಿಷಯಕ ನೂರೊಂದುನೇ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು.

Word by Word

इतिthus

प्रकारम्manner; way

श्रीमहाभारतेin the revered Mahabharata

द्रोणपर्वणिin the Drona Parva

अन्तर्गतेincluded; contained (within)

जयद्रथवधपर्वणिin the Jayadratha-slaying sub-parva

दुर्योधनागमनविषयकःconcerning Duryodhana's arrival

एकशतोत्तरःone-hundred-and-first

अध्यायःchapter

समाप्तःcompleted; finished

अभवत्was; became

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

Sanjaya

Mahabharata

Drona Parva

Jayadratha-vadha Parva

Duryodhana

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse does not teach a doctrine directly; it highlights how epic narrative frames war through accountability and leadership. Duryodhana’s arrival functions as a reminder that decisions in conflict carry ethical consequences, shaping both strategy and the moral burden borne by rulers and warriors.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is the formal closing line of the chapter: it states that the 101st chapter within the Jayadratha-slaying section of the Droṇa Parva has concluded, and that its topic was Duryodhana’s arrival.