Shloka 118
अर्जुनस्य जयद्रथाभिमुखप्रयाणं तथा कर्णेन प्रतिरोधः
Arjuna’s renewed advance toward Jayadratha and Karṇa’s resistance
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि सुदर्शनवधे अष्टादशाधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें सुदर्शनवधविषयक एक सौ अठारहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi sudarśanavadhe aṣṭādaśādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि सुदर्शनवधेऽष्टादशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः समाप्तः।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement. Its function is ethical-literary: it preserves textual integrity and lineage by clearly marking the end of a chapter and situating it within the larger structure (Parva and sub-parva), reminding readers that events are part of an ordered narrative where actions and consequences are tracked.
The verse does not advance the plot directly; it formally concludes the chapter. It states that, within Droṇa Parva and the Jayadratha-slaying section, the episode concerning the killing of Sudarśana has been completed, and this is counted as the 118th chapter.