Shloka 165
भीमसेन-धृष्टद्युम्नयोर्वाक्यं
Bhīmasena and Dhṛṣṭadyumna’s Speeches on Kṣātra-Dharma
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत घटोत्कचवधपर्वमें यात्रियुद्धके अवसरपर युधिष्टिरका पलायनविषयक एक सौ पैंसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Droṇaparvake antargata Ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi yātriyuddhasya avasare Yudhiṣṭhirasya palāyanaviṣayaka ekaśata-paiṃsaṭṭhamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि घटोत्कचवधपर्वणि यात्रायुद्धावसरे युधिष्ठिरपलायनविषयोऽध्यायः पञ्चषष्ट्यधिकशततमः समाप्तः।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line does not teach through direct instruction but by framing the episode: it highlights how war pressures even a dharma-centered leader into contemplating retreat, raising ethical questions about courage, duty, and the protection of one’s forces amid crisis.
This is an end-of-chapter notice stating that the 165th chapter—within Droṇa Parva’s Ghaṭotkaca-slaying section—has concluded, and that its subject was Yudhiṣṭhira’s retreat during a marching battle.