Mahabharata 7.41.41 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 41, Shloka 41
Jayadrathasya varaprāptiḥ (जयद्रथस्य वरप्राप्तिः) — Jayadratha’s boon and the restraint of the Pāṇḍava advance
इति श्रीमहा भारते द्रोणपर्वणि अभिमन्युवधपर्वणि अभिमन्युपराक्रमे एकचत्वारिंशो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate droṇaparvaṇi abhimanyuvadhaparvaṇi abhimanyuparākrame ekacatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
ఇతి శ్రీమహాభారత ద్రోణపర్వంలో అభిమన్యువధపర్వాంతర్గత అభిమన్యు పరాక్రమవర్ణనమైన నలభై ఒకటవ అధ్యాయం సమాప్తం।
संजय उवाच
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As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the preceding narrative as an account of Abhimanyu’s valor within the grim setting of war. Ethically, it highlights how epic tradition preserves both heroism (parākrama) and the moral weight of wartime conduct, especially when rules of fair combat are strained or broken.
This line marks the conclusion of the forty-first chapter of the Droṇa Parva, specifically within the portion dealing with Abhimanyu’s death and the depiction of his heroic deeds. It functions as a textual boundary and a thematic label for the episode.
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