Shloka 168
द्रौणिप्रतिज्ञा–नारायणास्त्रवर्णनम्
Drauṇi’s Vow and the Description of the Nārāyaṇāstra
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि घटोत्कचवधपर्वणि रात्रियुद्धे शतानीकादियुद्धे5ष्टषष्ट्यधिकशततमो< ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत घटोत्कचवधपर्वमें रात्रियुद्धके समय शतानीक आदिका युद्धविषयक एक सौ अड़सठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi rātriyuddhe śatānīkādiyuddhe aṣṭaṣaṣṭyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि घटोत्कचवधपर्वणि रात्रियुद्धे शतानीकादियुद्धविषयोऽध्यायः अष्टषष्ट्यधिकशततमः समाप्तः ॥
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical atmosphere of the narrative—war conducted at night, the escalation of tactics, and the heavy consequences that accompany the fulfillment of martial duty (kṣātra-dharma). It reminds the reader that the epic’s moral inquiry continues even through cataloged battles and chapter closures.
This line signals the end of the chapter: it situates the concluded portion within Droṇa Parva, specifically in the episode connected with Ghaṭotkaca’s death, during the night-fighting, and within a combat sequence involving Śatānīka and others.