Shloka 43
Arjuna–Bhīṣma Strategic Engagement and Mutual Arrow-Interdiction (भीष्मार्जुनसमागमः)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मवधपर्वमें भीष्म आदिका समादरविषयक तैतालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvake antargataṃ bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi bhīṣmādikā samādaraviṣayakaḥ taitālīśat-tamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत के भीष्मपर्व के अंतर्गत भीष्मवधपर्व में भीष्म आदि के समादर-विषयक तैंतालीसवाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in the midst of war, dharma requires maintaining reverence and proper regard for venerable figures such as Bhīṣma; the chapter’s stated focus on samādara (honor) highlights ethical restraint and respect amid conflict.
This is a concluding colophon: Sañjaya signals that the forty-third chapter of the Bhīṣma Parva—within the Bhīṣma-vadha section—has ended, summarizing the chapter’s subject as the honoring/respect shown to Bhīṣma and others.