Shloka 73
अर्जुनस्य रथाश्वमोचनं कृष्णस्याश्वसेवा च
Arjuna’s Horses Freed; Krishna’s Equine Service
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत प्रतिज्ञापर्वमें अजुनप्रतिज्ञाविषयक तिहत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāreṇa śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi antargate pratijñāparvaṇi arjunapratijñāviṣayakaḥ trayasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
ಇತಿ ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ದ್ರೋಣಪರ್ವದ ಅಂತರಗತ ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞಾಪರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಅರ್ಜುನನ ಪ್ರತಿಜ್ಞಾವಿಷಯಕ ಎಪ್ಪತ್ತಮೂರನೇ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು.
(भीम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights the ethical weight of a pratijñā (solemn vow): once undertaken, it becomes a binding commitment that shapes conduct and accountability, especially in a dharma-charged context like war.
This is not a spoken verse by Bhīma but a concluding colophon stating that the seventy-third chapter—focused on Arjuna’s vow—has ended within the Pratijñā-parvan of the Droṇa-parvan.