Shloka 148
धृतराष्ट्र–संजय संवादः: कर्ण–घटोत्कचयोर्निशायुद्धवर्णनम्
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Description of the Night Engagement of Karṇa and Ghaṭotkaca
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि अष्टचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वमें एक सौ अड्श़तालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi aṣṭacatvāriṃśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ |
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि अष्टचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः समाप्तः।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse itself teaches no new doctrine; it frames the narrative ethically by formally closing a chapter within the Jayadratha-slaying episode, reminding the reader that actions in war are recorded, evaluated, and situated within the larger arc of dharma and consequence.
This is the closing formula for the chapter: Sañjaya marks that the 148th chapter (within Droṇa Parva, in the Jayadratha-vadha section) has ended.