Bhīṣma’s Retrospective of the Jāmadagnya Rāma Encounter
Divyāstra-Pratiyuddha and Twilight Cessation
इति श्रीमहा भारते उद्योगपर्वणि अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि रामभीष्मयुद्धे द्ववशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi ambopākhyānaparvaṇi rāmabhīṣmayuddhe dvāvaśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
かくして聖なる『マハーバーラタ』において、「ウディヨーガ・パルヴァ」中の「アンバー・ウパーキャーナ」—ラーマ(パラシュラーマ)とビーシュマの戦いの段—すなわち第百八十二章は終わる。この奥書は、義務(ダルマ)、誓願、そして武の務めが負う道義の重みを通してビーシュマの生を照らし出す物語の結びを告げるものである。
भीष्म उवाच
As a colophon, the line does not teach through direct instruction; it signals closure and highlights the ethical frame of the preceding episode—how vows, personal honor, and kṣatriya-dharma can generate unavoidable conflict, even among revered figures.
This is the chapter-ending colophon stating that the Ambā-upākhyāna episode—specifically the combat between Paraśurāma (Rāma) and Bhīṣma—has concluded, and it identifies the work (Mahābhārata), the parva (Udyoga), and the chapter number (182nd).