Shloka 52
Saubhadra under Concentrated Assault; Pārṣata’s Intervention and Escalation
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मवधपर्वमें भीष्म और अजुनिका युद्धविषयक बावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvaṇi antaragate bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi bhīṣma-arjunayor yuddhaviṣayakaḥ dvipañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sañjaya sprach: So endet das zweiundfünfzigste Kapitel des Bhīṣma-Parva des Śrī Mahābhārata, im Abschnitt über den Tod Bhīṣmas, das den Kampf zwischen Bhīṣma und Arjuna schildert. Dieses Schlusskolophon rahmt die Episode als entscheidenden ethischen Wendepunkt des Krieges, an dem Pflicht und Strategie um den Fall eines verehrten älteren Kriegers zusammenlaufen.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach a doctrine directly; it signals that the narrative focus is the ethically charged confrontation between Bhīṣma and Arjuna, a moment where loyalty to one’s side, reverence for elders, and the demands of righteous warfare (dharma-yuddha) come into tension.
Sañjaya marks the completion of the chapter describing the battle between Bhīṣma and Arjuna, situated within the Bhīṣma Parva and specifically within the subsection dealing with Bhīṣma’s fall/slaying.