Shloka 102
Daśame’hani Bhīṣma-yuddham — Śikhaṇḍī-rakṣaṇa, Arjuna-prabhāva, Duryodhana-āśraya-vākyam
इति श्रीमहाभारते भीष्मपर्वणि भीष्मवधपर्वणि भीमपराक्रमे दयथधिकशततमो<्ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvaṇi bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi bhīmaparākrame dvyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
یوں شری مہابھارت کے بھیشم پَرو میں، بھیشم وَدھ کے پرکرن کے تحت، بھیم کے پرाकرم سے متعلق ایک سو دوواں ادھیائے اختتام کو پہنچا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach a new doctrine directly; it frames the preceding narrative as a remembered record of dharma under strain—where valor (parākrama) is acknowledged, yet situated within the solemn context of righteous conduct and the grave costs of war.
This is an end-of-chapter marker: it announces that the account belongs to the Bhīṣma Parva, within the Bhīṣma-vadha section, and that the completed chapter is the 102nd, characterized by Bhīma’s feats. It signals closure of a unit and prepares the listener for the next segment.