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
ଇତି ଶ୍ରୀମହାଭାରତର ଭୀଷ୍ମପର୍ବରେ, ଭୀଷ୍ମବଧପର୍ବାନ୍ତର୍ଗତ, ପରସ୍ପର ବ୍ୟୂହରଚନା ଓ ଉତ୍ପାତଦର୍ଶନ ବିଷୟକ ଏକଶେ ଏକତମ ଅଧ୍ୟାୟ।
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.