Shloka 108
Adhyāya 111 (Book 6): Daśama-dina-saṃgrāma—Bhīṣma’s Counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira and the Śikhaṇḍin-Led Advance
इति श्रीमहाभारते भीष्मपर्वणि भीष्मवधपर्वणि भीष्मशिखण्डीसमागमे अष्टाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvaṇi bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi bhīṣmaśikhaṇḍīsamāgame aṣṭādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत के भीष्मपर्व में, भीष्मवधपर्व के अंतर्गत, भीष्म-शिखण्डी-समागम प्रसंग में एक सौ आठवाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even a chapter-ending colophon underscores a key Mahābhārata lesson: in war, outcomes are not only tactical but moral—shaped by vows, prior causes, and ethical constraints. Bhīṣma’s impending fall is presented as a dharma-laden event rather than mere defeat.
This line is a formal colophon concluding a chapter/episode: it situates the text within Bhīṣma Parva and specifically the episode of Bhīṣma’s slaying, highlighting the encounter between Bhīṣma and Śikhaṇḍī as the focal narrative moment.