Shloka 159
द्रोणपर्व — अध्याय १६२: प्रातःसंध्यायां युद्धप्रवृत्तिः तथा रजोमेघे संमूढता
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्माभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत घटोत्कचवधपर्वमें रात्रियुद्धके प्रसंगमें दुर्योधनका वचनविषयक एक सौ उनसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargata ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi rātriyuddhasya prasaṅge duryodhanasya vacanaviṣayaka ekaśata-unasaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ದ್ರೋಣಪರ್ವದೊಳಗಿನ ಘಟೋತ್ಕಚವಧಪರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ, ರಾತ್ರಿಯುದ್ಧಪ್ರಸಂಗದಲ್ಲಿ ದುರ್ಯೋಧನನ ವಚನವಿಷಯಕ ನೂರ ಐವತ್ತೊಂಬತ್ತನೇ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು।
दुर्योधन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the passage does not teach through direct instruction but signals the moral atmosphere of the episode: the night-battle and Ghaṭotkaca’s death represent a turning point where wartime necessity and ethical restraint come into tension, and Duryodhana’s words are framed within that escalation.
The text is a concluding notice stating that the chapter has ended. It situates the chapter within Droṇa Parva, specifically inside the Ghaṭotkaca-slaying section, during the night-battle episode, and identifies the chapter’s focus as Duryodhana’s speech.