Bhīṣma–Karṇa Saṃvāda on the Śaraśayyā (भीष्म–कर्ण संवादः शरशय्यायाम्)
इति श्रीमहाभारते भीष्मपर्वणि भीष्मवधपर्वणि भीमार्जुनपराक्रमे चतुर्दशाधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvaṇi bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi bhīmārjunaparākrame caturdaśādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ដូច្នេះបានបញ្ចប់ ក្នុង «មហាភារត» ដ៏បរិសុទ្ធ នៅក្នុង «ភីෂ្មបរវ»—ជាពិសេសក្នុងផ្នែកស្តីពីការស្លាប់របស់ភីષ្ម—ជំពូកទី១១៤ ដែលពិពណ៌នាពីវីរភាពដ៏អស្ចារ្យរបស់ប៊ីម និងអర్జុន។ (កថាបញ្ចប់របស់សញ្ជ័យ)
संजय उवाच
This verse is a colophon marking the close of a chapter and situating it within the epic’s structure. Ethically, it underscores how the Mahābhārata frames war-narrative through named themes—here, Bhīṣma’s fall and the valor of Bhīma and Arjuna—inviting the reader to reflect on heroism and duty (kṣātra-dharma) within the larger moral arc of the war.
Sañjaya concludes the chapter by formally stating its placement: in the Mahābhārata, within the Bhīṣma Parva, in the episode concerning Bhīṣma’s slaying, and focused on the prowess of Bhīma and Arjuna. It functions as an editorial/narrative closure rather than a new event.