Shloka 178
भीष्म–जामदग्न्यसंवादः (Amba-prasaṅga and Kurukṣetra Dvandva Declaration) / Bhishma–Jamadagnya Dialogue
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत उद्योगपर्वके अन्तर्गत अग्बोपाख्यानपर्वमें परशुराम और भीष्मका कुरुक्षेत्रमें युद्धके लिये अवतरणविषयक एक सौ अठद्ठत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi antar-gate ambopākhyānaparvaṇi paraśurāma-bhīṣmayor kurukṣetre yuddhāya avataraṇa-viṣayakaḥ aṣṭa-saptaty-uttara-śatatamaḥ adhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ
Vaiśaṃpāyana sprach: So endet im Śrī Mahābhārata das hundertachtundsiebzigste Kapitel der Udyoga-Parva, innerhalb des Abschnitts Ambopākhyāna, das Paraśurāmas und Bhīṣmas Herabkunft nach Kurukṣetra zum Kampf schildert.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The colophon signals the moral frame of the episode: when vows, personal honor, and martial duty collide, the narrative invites reflection on dharma’s complexity—especially how even revered figures may be drawn into conflict by prior commitments and ethical obligations.
This is an end-of-chapter colophon stating that the chapter has concluded. It identifies the setting (Kurukṣetra), the principal figures (Paraśurāma and Bhīṣma), and the topic (their coming forth for battle) within the Ambā-related sub-narrative of the Udyoga Parva.