Shloka 172
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि घटोत्कचवधपर्वणि रात्रियुद्धे संकुलयुद्धे द्विसप्तत्यधिकशततमो<थध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi rātriyuddhe saṅkulayuddhe dvisaptatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ଇତି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତେ ଦ୍ରୋଣପର୍ବଣି ଘଟୋତ୍କଚବଧପର୍ବଣି ରାତ୍ରିଯୁଦ୍ଧେ ସଙ୍କୁଳଯୁଦ୍ଧେ ଦ୍ୱିସପ୍ତତ୍ୟଧିକଶତତମଃ (ଏକଶେ ବାହାତ୍ତରତମ) ଅଧ୍ୟାୟଃ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach a doctrine directly; it frames the ethical atmosphere of the episode: night-fighting and chaotic melee symbolize how war erodes clarity and restraint, placing dharma under severe pressure and making moral discernment harder for all involved.
This is an end-of-chapter marker stating that, within the Droṇa Parva and the episode of Ghaṭotkaca’s slaying, the account of the night-battle and the confused fighting has reached the conclusion of the 172nd chapter.