Shloka 120
इति श्रीमहाभारते भीष्मपर्वणि भीष्मवधपर्वणि भीष्मोपधानदाने विंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvaṇi bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi bhīṣmopadhānadāne viṁśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Así concluye, en el Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro del Bhīṣma Parva—en particular en la sección sobre la caída de Bhīṣma—este capítulo ciento veinte, que describe la ofrenda de un auxilio de apoyo a Bhīṣma. El colofón cierra el capítulo y enmarca el episodio como un acto de deber y compasión en medio de la violencia de la guerra.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Though this line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse, it frames the surrounding narrative ethically: even in war, dharma includes compassion and proper care for the fallen—here signaled by the ‘giving of support/provision’ to Bhīṣma.
The text is closing a chapter within Bhīṣma Parva, in the portion dealing with Bhīṣma’s being brought down. It indicates that the chapter’s theme involved an act of assistance or provision offered to Bhīṣma, and it formally marks the end of Adhyāya 120.