Shloka 97
भीष्म-पर्व अध्याय १०० — त्रिगर्त-आक्रमण, भीष्म-केन्द्रित पुनर्संयोजन, तथा शक्त्यस्त्र-विनिमय
इति श्रीमहाभारते भीष्मपर्वणि भीष्मवधपर्वणि भीष्म॑ प्रति दुर्योधनवाक्ये सप्तनवतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvaṇi bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi bhīṣmaṃ prati duryodhanavākye saptanavatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
یہ شری مہابھارت کے بھیشم پَرو کے تحت بھیشم وَدھ پَرو میں، بھیشم کے حضور دُریودھن کے کلام کے نام سے ستانوےواں ادھیائے اختتام پذیر ہوا۔
कर्ण उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical situation: Duryodhana’s words are set against Bhīṣma’s role as an elder bound by vows and duty, highlighting how power can pressure conscience during war.
The text is closing a chapter in the Bhīṣma Parva, identifying it as the ninety-seventh chapter and characterizing its content as Duryodhana’s address directed to Bhīṣma, within the episode leading to Bhīṣma’s fall.