Shloka 29
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत श्रीमद्भगवद्गीतापर्वमें युधिषिर- अर्जुनसंवादविषयक इक्कीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvake antargataṁ śrīmadbhagavadgītāparvaṇi yudhiṣṭhira-arjuna-saṁvāda-viṣayaka ekaviṁśatitam adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat
Thus, in the revered Mahābhārata, within the Bhīṣma Parva, in the section known as the Śrīmad Bhagavadgītā Parva, the twenty-first chapter—whose subject is the dialogue between Yudhiṣṭhira and Arjuna—comes to its completion.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it emphasizes orderly transmission of dharma-teachings through a named dialogue and marks the formal completion of a chapter, reminding the reader that ethical instruction is embedded within the epic’s war narrative.
Sañjaya provides an editorial-style closure: he indicates that, within Bhīṣma Parva and the designated Gītā section, the chapter focused on the Yudhiṣṭhira–Arjuna dialogue has ended, signaling a transition point before the text continues.