Shloka 182
Bhīṣma’s Retrospective of the Jāmadagnya Rāma Encounter
Divyāstra-Pratiyuddha and Twilight Cessation
इति श्रीमहा भारते उद्योगपर्वणि अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि रामभीष्मयुद्धे द्ववशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi ambopākhyānaparvaṇi rāmabhīṣmayuddhe dvāvaśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Sa gayon nagtatapos, sa banal na Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Udyoga Parva, sa bahaging tinatawag na Ambā-upākhyāna, ang salaysay ng labanan nina Rāma (Paraśurāma) at Bhīṣma—na siyang ika-isang daan at walumpu’t dalawang kabanata. Ang pangwakas na ito ay tanda ng pagsasara ng isang salaysay na inilalarawan ang buhay ni Bhīṣma sa liwanag ng dharma, ng panata, at ng bigat na moral ng tungkuling mandirigma.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line does not teach through direct instruction; it signals closure and highlights the ethical frame of the preceding episode—how vows, personal honor, and kṣatriya-dharma can generate unavoidable conflict, even among revered figures.
This is the chapter-ending colophon stating that the Ambā-upākhyāna episode—specifically the combat between Paraśurāma (Rāma) and Bhīṣma—has concluded, and it identifies the work (Mahābhārata), the parva (Udyoga), and the chapter number (182nd).