Shloka 122
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मवधपर्वमें भीष्म-कर्णसंवादाविषयक एक सौ बाईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvake antargataṃ bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi bhīṣma-karṇa-saṃvādāviṣayaka ekaśatadvāviṃśat-tamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat
ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ ഭീഷ്മപർവ്വത്തിന്റെ അന്തർഗതമായ ഭീഷ്മവധപർവ്വത്തിൽ, ഭീഷ്മ-കർണ സംവാദവിഷയക നൂറ്റി ഇരുപത്തിരണ്ടാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse functions as a colophon, emphasizing the epic’s disciplined structure: events of war are not merely action but are framed through authoritative dialogue (Bhishma and Karna), reminding the reader that counsel, duty, and moral consequence accompany martial deeds.
Sanjaya signals the end of a chapter within Bhishma Parva, specifically in the subsection about Bhishma’s fall, noting that the chapter’s subject was the conversation between Bhishma and Karna; it is a formal closure marker rather than a new plot event.