Shloka 1
- १३६ ॥- द्रोणपर्वकी सम्पूर्ण एलोक-संख्या ९९१७८ श्रवण-महिमा स्वधीते यत् फल वेदे तदस्मिन्नपि पर्वणि । क्षत्रियाणामभीरूणां युक्तमत्र महद् यश:
drauṇaparvaki sampūrṇa śloka-saṅkhyā 99178 | śravaṇa-mahimā svadhīte yat phalaṃ vede tad asminn api parvaṇi | kṣatriyāṇām abhīrūṇāṃ yuktam atra mahad yaśaḥ ||
ໃນ «ດໂຣນະປະຣະວະ» ຈຳນວນສະໂລກະທັງໝົດມີ 99,178. ບຸນຜົນແລະອານຸພາບແຫ່ງການຟັງ (ພາກນີ້) ເທົ່າກັບຜົນທີ່ວິເທດາກ່າວໄວ້ສຳລັບຜູ້ທີ່ໄດ້ສຶກສາຢ່າງຖືກຕ້ອງ; ຜົນນັ້ນກໍປາກົດຢູ່ໃນປະຣະວະນີ້ເຊັ່ນກັນ. ທີ່ນີ້ ກຽດຍົດອັນໃຫຍ່ຖືກຍົກຍ້ອງແກ່ກະສັດຕຣິຍະຜູ້ກ້າຫານບໍ່ຫວາດຫວັນ.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse asserts the sacred efficacy of the epic: hearing this parva yields merit comparable to Vedic study, and it frames kṣatriya valor as ethically meaningful when it accords with rightful duty (dharma), thereby deserving great renown.
This is a parva-level colophon-style statement: it records the total verse count for the Droṇa Parva and praises the spiritual benefit of hearing it, while highlighting the theme of fearless kṣatriyas and their fitting glory within the war narrative.