Shloka 70
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
ततो द्रोणवध: पर्व विज्ञेयं लोमहर्षणम् । मोक्षो नारायणास्त्रस्य पर्वानन्तरमुच्यते,फिर रोंगटे खड़े कर देनेवाला द्रोणवधपर्व जानना चाहिये। तदनन्तर नारायणास्त्रमोक्षपर्व कहा गया है
tato droṇavadhaḥ parva vijñeyaṁ lomaharṣaṇam | mokṣo nārāyaṇāstrasya parvānantaram ucyate ||
Rồi phải biết đến Parva “Giết Droṇa”, một đoạn khiến người nghe rợn tóc gáy. Sau đó, Parva kế tiếp được gọi là “Phóng thích vũ khí Nārāyaṇa”.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a structural signpost: it highlights that certain war-episodes are morally and emotionally intense (lomaharṣaṇa) and that the epic’s narration carefully orders events—first the grave turning-point of Droṇa’s death, then the consequential release of a divine weapon—inviting reflection on how actions in war trigger escalating outcomes.
The narrator indicates the upcoming/next major sections of the Mahābhārata: the ‘Droṇavadha Parva’ (the episode of Droṇa’s killing) is to be recognized as a thrilling, hair-raising portion, and after it comes the ‘Nārāyaṇāstra-mokṣa Parva,’ describing the discharge of the Nārāyaṇa weapon.