Mahabharata 7.97.94 — Drona Parva, Adhyaya 97, Shloka 94

शैनेयचरितम्

The Exploits of Śaineya/Sātyaki amid Encirclement

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत द्रोणपर्वके अन्तर्गत जयद्रथवधपर्वनें दुर्योधनका कवच- बन्धनविषयक चौरानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Droṇaparvake antargataṃ Jayadrathavadhaparvaṇi Duryodhanasya kavaca-bandhana-viṣayakaś caturānnavatamo ’dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat.

Translation

Như vậy, trong Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Droṇa Parva—đặc biệt trong phần nói về việc hạ sát Jayadratha—chương thứ chín mươi bốn, bàn về việc thắt buộc áo giáp của Duryodhana, đến đây kết thúc.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारम्: manner/way
• प्रकारम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• द्रोणपर्वणि: in the Droṇa-parvan
• द्रोणपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: द्रोणपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included/contained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• जयद्रथवधपर्वणि: in the Jayadratha-slaying sub-parvan
• जयद्रथवधपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: जयद्रथवधपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• दुर्योधनस्य: of Duryodhana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दुर्योधन
• Form: Masculine, Genitive, Singular

• कवचबन्धनविषयकः: concerning the fastening of the armor
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कवचबन्धनविषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• चतुरनवतितमः: ninety-fourth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चतुरनवतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समाप्तः: completed/ended
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was/became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect (Laṅ), 3rd, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śrī Mahābhārata
• Droṇa Parva
• Jayadratha-vadha Parva
• Duryodhana
• kavaca (armor)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it highlights the epic’s ethical atmosphere by underscoring how, in war, leaders focus on protection and readiness even as consequences of prior choices tighten. The mention of armor-fastening points to the human impulse to secure oneself amid unfolding destiny and moral conflict.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is an end-of-chapter notice: it states that the ninety-fourth chapter within the Droṇa Parva, in the Jayadratha-slaying section, has concluded, and that the chapter’s topic concerned the fastening/binding of Duryodhana’s armor.