Mahabharata 7.105.103 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 105, Shloka 103
Duryodhana Seeks Droṇa’s Counsel; Imperative to Protect Jayadratha; Pāñcāla Assault on Duryodhana
इति श्रीमहाभारते द्रोणपर्वणि जयद्रथवधपर्वणि दुर्योधनपराजये त्रयधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi duryodhanaparājaye trayadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ఇతి శ్రీమహాభారత ద్రోణపర్వములో జయద్రథవధపర్వమున దుర్యోధనపరాజయవిషయక నూట మూడవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తం.
संजय उवाच
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As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction, but it frames the ethical arc: Duryodhana’s setbacks arise within a war driven by adharma and obstinacy. The implied lesson is that prideful, unrighteous resolve invites strategic and moral defeat, even amid temporary power.
This line closes a chapter in the Droṇa Parva, within the Jayadratha-slaying section, identifying the chapter as the 103rd and associating it with Duryodhana’s defeat. It functions as an editorial/narrative marker rather than a spoken battlefield exchange.
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