Shloka 77
दुर्योधनकवचविमर्शः
Duryodhana’s Armor and the Tactical Reassessment
इति श्रीमहा भारते द्रोणपर्वणि प्रतिज्ञापर्वणि सुभद्राश्चासने सप्तसप्ततितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi pratijñāparvaṇi subhadrāśvāsane saptasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikian berakhir bab ketujuh puluh tujuh dalam bahagian Pratijñā-parvan bagi Droṇa Parva dalam Mahābhārata yang mulia, dikenali sebagai “Penghiburan Subhadrā.” Kolofon penutup ini menandakan tamatnya satu unit naratif yang menonjolkan sumpah dan beban moralnya, serta mengakui harga kemanusiaan peperangan melalui perbuatan menghibur yang berdukacita.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even amid vows and martial resolve, dharma requires recognition of suffering: the epic frames war not only through strategy and oaths but also through grief and the ethical necessity of consolation and restraint.
This is a colophon marking the end of the seventy-seventh chapter within the Pratijñā-parvan of the Droṇa Parva, identifying the chapter’s theme/title as “Subhadrā’s Consolation.”