Shloka 120
इति श्रीमहाभारते भीष्मपर्वणि भीष्मवधपर्वणि भीष्मोपधानदाने विंशत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvaṇi bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi bhīṣmopadhānadāne viṁśatyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi s’achève, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein du Bhīṣma Parva—plus précisément dans la section sur la chute de Bhīṣma—ce cent vingtième chapitre, décrivant l’offrande d’un soutien apporté à Bhīṣma. Le colophon clôt le chapitre et présente l’épisode comme un acte de devoir et de compassion au milieu de la violence guerrière.
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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.