Shloka 183
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत घटोत्कचवधपर्वमें रात्रियुद्धके प्रसंगमें व्यासवाक्यविषयक एक सौ तिरासीवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvake antargata ghaṭotkacavadhaparvaṇi rātriyuddhaprasaṅge vyāsavākyaviṣayaka ekaśatatritīyo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि घटोत्कचवधपर्वणि रात्रियुद्धप्रसङ्गे व्यासवाक्यविषये त्र्यशीत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः समाप्तः।
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse primarily teaches how the epic frames events: it marks the end of a chapter and situates the reader within a morally weighty wartime context (the night-battle and Ghaṭotkaca’s slaying), while invoking Vyāsa’s authority to underscore the seriousness of the narrative and its ethical implications.
The text is concluding a chapter in the Droṇa Parva. It specifies that this chapter belongs to the Ghaṭotkacavadha section and occurs in the context of the night-battle, and that the chapter’s subject is Vyāsa’s words.