Shloka 44
Arjuna–Bhīṣma Strategic Engagement and Mutual Arrow-Interdiction (भीष्मार्जुनसमागमः)
इति श्रीमहाभारते भीष्मपर्वणि भीष्मवधपर्वणि युद्धारम्भे चतुश्नत्वारिंशो 5ध्याय: ।। ४४ ।। इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मवधपर्वमें युद्धका आरम्भविषयक चौवालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvaṇi bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi yuddhārambhe catuścatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ || 44 ||
Sañjaya disse: “Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro do Bhīṣma Parva, na seção referente ao abate de Bhīṣma, chega ao fim o quadragésimo quarto capítulo—sobre o início da guerra.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it emphasizes textual framing—how the epic is organized into parvans and chapters—reminding the reader that the war narrative is presented within a carefully structured tradition of transmission.
The verse marks the formal conclusion of a chapter describing the commencement of the battle, situating it within Bhīṣma Parva and the Bhīṣma-vadha section, and attributes the narration to Sañjaya.