Shloka 105
Adhyāya 108 — Nimitta-darśana and Drona’s counsel amid Arjuna’s advance (निमित्तदर्शनं द्रोणोपदेशश्च)
इति श्रीमहा भारते भीष्मपर्वणि भीष्मवधपर्वणि पञ्चाधिकशततमो< ध्याय: ॥। १०५ || इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्यवधपर्वमें एक सौ पाँचवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvaṇi bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi pañcādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ || 105 ||
Sañjaya berkata: “Demikianlah, dalam Mahābhārata yang mulia, dalam Bhīṣma Parva—khususnya bahagian tentang gugurnya (kejatuhan) Bhīṣma—bab yang ke-seratus lima pun berakhir.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach a doctrine directly; it signals closure and invites reflection on the moral weight of the preceding events—especially that even the most venerable figures can fall in war, highlighting the grave ethical stakes of violence and the complexity of dharma in conflict.
This is the formal end-marker of a chapter: Sañjaya concludes the recitation by stating that the 105th chapter of the Bhīṣma Parva, within the Bhīṣma-vadha section, has finished—indicating a narrative transition after the account concerning Bhīṣma’s downfall.