Shloka 81
Saumadatti-vadha and Bhīma–Alambusa-saṃyoga (सौमदत्तिवधः तथा भीमालम्बुससंयोगः)
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि प्रतिज्ञापर्वणि अर्जुनस्य पुन: पाशुपतास्त्रप्राप्तौ एकाशीतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi pratijñāparvaṇi arjunasya punaḥ pāśupatāstraprāptau ekāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ਇਸ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਮਹਾਭਾਰਤ ਦੇ ਦ੍ਰੋਣ ਪਰਵ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਤਿਜ्ञਾ ਪਰਵ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਰਜੁਨ ਦੀ ਪਾਸ਼ੁਪਤ ਅਸਤ੍ਰ ਦੀ ਪੁਨਰ-ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ ਦਾ ਵਰਣਨ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲਾ ਇਕਿਆਸੀਵਾਂ ਅਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤ ਹੋਇਆ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon highlights an ethical principle common in the epic: extraordinary power (such as divine astras) is framed as something granted or regained through merit, discipline, and alignment with dharma—especially significant in a context of vows (pratijñā) and war.
This is the chapter-ending colophon stating that the eighty-first chapter of the Droṇa Parva (within the Pratijñā section) concludes, and that its subject is Arjuna’s renewed attainment of the Pāśupata weapon.