अन्धकार-रजःसंमूढे रणाङ्गणे प्रदीपप्रकाशः | Illumination of the Army in Darkness and Dust
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपरव्वमें भीमसेनका पराक्रमविषयक एक सौ पैतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargata-jayadrathavadha-parvaṇi bhīmasenasya parākrama-viṣayaka ekaśata-pañcatriṁśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ದ್ರೋಣಪರ್ವದೊಳಗಿನ ಜಯದ್ರಥವಧಪರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಭೀಮಸೇನನ ಪರಾಕ್ರಮವನ್ನು ವರ್ಣಿಸುವ ನೂರ ಮೂವತ್ತೈದನೆಯ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು।
संजय उवाच
As a colophon, the line does not teach a doctrine directly; it frames the episode ethically by foregrounding Bhīmasena’s valor as purposeful effort in a dharmic struggle, and it signals orderly transmission and accountability in epic narration.
This is the chapter-ending statement: Sañjaya indicates that the chapter focused on Bhīmasena’s prowess has concluded, and it situates it within the Droṇa Parva and the Jayadratha-vadha subsection.