Shloka 114
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्या भारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मवधपर्वमें भीमसेन और अर्जुनका पराक्रमविषयक एक सौ चौदहवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvaṇi antargate bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi bhīmasena-arjunayoḥ parākramaviṣayaka ekaśata-caturdaśottara-adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the one hundred and fourteenth chapter of the Bhīṣma Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section on Bhīṣma’s slaying, describing the valor of Bhīmasena and Arjuna. The closing formula frames the narrative as a record of righteous duty amid war, highlighting heroic effort undertaken in service of a larger moral order.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the preceding account as an ethical epic record where valor is presented in relation to dharma and the responsibilities of warriors in a just-ordered society.
Sañjaya marks the conclusion of the chapter within Bhīṣma Parva, specifying that it concerned the heroic prowess of Bhīmasena and Arjuna and belonged to the internal section dealing with Bhīṣma’s fall.