Shloka 102
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इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि दुर्योधनवचने दयथधिकशततमो<्थध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi duryodhanavacane dvyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ದ್ರೋಣಪರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ, ಜಯದ್ರಥವಧಪರ್ವದೊಳಗೆ, ದುರ್ಯೋಧನನ ವಚನವನ್ನು ಕೇಂದ್ರವಾಗಿಟ್ಟ ನೂರೆರಡನೇ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it signals how the epic frames moral decline in war: even ‘words’ (vacana) and counsel become decisive forces that can either uphold dharma or deepen adharma. Here, the chapter is explicitly characterized by Duryodhana’s speech, highlighting the ethical weight of leadership rhetoric in a crisis.
This is the closing formula of the chapter: it locates the episode within Droṇa Parva, inside the Jayadratha-slaying sequence, and identifies the chapter’s focus as Duryodhana’s words. It marks the end of Adhyāya 102 (as counted in this internal phrasing), functioning as a structural boundary in the narration.