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 nói: “Như vậy, trong Thánh sử Śrī Mahābhārata, thuộc Bhīṣma Parva, trong phần nói về việc hạ sát Bhīṣma, chương thứ bốn mươi bốn—về sự khởi đầu của chiến cuộc—đã kết thúc.”
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.