Shloka 99
भीष्मस्य शरवर्षः — Bhīṣma’s Arrow-Storm and Kṛṣṇa’s Impulse to Intervene
इति श्रीमहा भारते भीष्मपर्वणि भीष्मवधपर्वणि परस्परव्यूहरचनायामुत्पातदर्शने एकोनशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvaṇi bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi parasparavyūharacanāyām utpātadarśane ekonaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ഇതി ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ഭീഷ്മപർവ്വത്തിൽ, ഭീഷ്മവധപർവ്വത്തിനകത്ത്, പരസ്പര വ്യൂഹരചനയും ഉത്പാതദർശനവും വിവരിക്കുന്ന നൂറ്റൊന്നാം അധ്യായം.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even in a war driven by human choices and tactical planning (vyūha), the epic frames events within a moral-cosmic order: ominous portents (utpāta) signal that adharma and violence carry consequences beyond immediate victory, urging reflection on responsibility, restraint, and the cost of conflict.
This line is a colophon concluding a chapter: it identifies the larger book (Mahābhārata), the parva (Bhīṣma Parva), the sub-section (Bhīṣma’s slaying), and the chapter’s focus—both sides arranging battle formations and witnessing ominous signs—thereby marking a transition toward the climactic events around Bhīṣma.