Shloka 167
द्रोणनिन्दाश्रवणं तथा सात्यकि–पार्षतविवादः
Hearing the reproach of Droṇa and the Sātyaki–Pārṣata dispute
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि घटोत्कचवधपर्वणि रात्रियुद्धे अलम्बुषपराभवे सप्तषष्ट्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi rātriyuddhe alambuṣaparābhave saptaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि घटोत्कचवधपर्वणि रात्रियुद्धे अलम्बुषपराभवे सप्तषष्ट्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a moral instruction: it frames the narrative within its textual architecture (parva, sub-parva, chapter). Ethically, it underscores how the epic records war’s escalating intensity—here, night-fighting and the defeat of a named warrior—inviting reflection on the widening scope of violence and its consequences.
The chapter concludes. The text identifies its location: in the Droṇa Parva, within the sub-section concerning Ghaṭotkaca’s slaying, specifically the episode of the night-battle in which Alambuṣa is defeated; it then marks this as the 167th chapter.