Shloka 55
भीमसेनस्य गदायुद्ध-प्रभावः
The Battlefield Impact of Bhīmasena’s Mace Combat
इति श्रीमहाभारते भीष्मपर्वणि भीष्मवधपर्वणि द्वितीययुद्धदिवसावहारे पञ्चपज्चाशत्तमो5 ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvaṇi bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi dvitīyayuddhadivasāvahāre pañcapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus ends the fifty-fifth chapter in the Bhishma Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section concerning the slaying of Bhīṣma, in the account of the second day of battle.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it emphasizes disciplined transmission of history—marking boundaries of narration, preserving textual order, and reminding the listener that the war-account is being carefully reported within a larger ethical epic framework.
The narration pauses formally: the text announces the completion of a chapter within Bhīṣma Parva, specifically within the episode labeled ‘Bhīṣma’s slaying,’ and situates it in the account of the second day of fighting, as spoken in Sañjaya’s reporting voice.