Shloka 108
Adhyāya 112: Bhīṣma-prati Arjunasya Pravṛttiḥ
Arjuna’s Forward Drive Toward Bhīṣma
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मवधपर्वमें भीष्म और शिखण्डीका समागमविषयक एक सौ आठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvake antargataṃ bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi bhīṣma-śikhaṇḍyoḥ samāgama-viṣayaka ekaśata-aṣṭamaḥ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sanjaya said: Thus, in the sacred Mahabharata, within the Bhishma Parva—specifically in the section concerning Bhishma’s fall—this one-hundred-and-eighth chapter, dealing with the encounter between Bhishma and Shikhandi, is concluded. The closing formula underscores the epic’s moral gravity: even decisive moments in war are framed as accountable events within dharma, recorded with solemn finality rather than triumph.
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