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
Assim, no venerável Mahābhārata, dentro do Bhīṣma Parva—especificamente na seção referente à morte de Bhīṣma—termina o capítulo centésimo primeiro, descrevendo o arranjo mútuo das formações de batalha e o avistamento de presságios ominosos. O colofão enquadra a narrativa como um ponto de virada moralmente carregado: a ação estratégica humana (vyūha) desenrola-se sob a sombra de sinais cósmicos (utpāta), prenunciando o grave custo ético da guerra.
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.