Shloka 180
भीष्म–रामजामदग्न्ययुद्धप्रस्थानवर्णनम्
Bhishma’s Account of Parashurama’s Challenge and the March to Kurukshetra
इति श्रीमहा भारते उद्योगपर्वणि अम्बोपाख्यानपर्वणि रामभीष्मयुद्धे अशीत्यधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate udyogaparvaṇi ambopākhyānaparvaṇi rāmabhīṣmayuddhe aśītyadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Như vậy kết thúc chương thứ một trăm tám mươi của Udyoga Parva trong Mahābhārata tôn kính, thuộc phần Ambā-upākhyāna, thuật lại cuộc giao chiến giữa Rāma (Paraśurāma) và Bhīṣma.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line itself teaches by framing the episode: it marks the completion of a unit centered on dharma under strain—how vows, duty, and personal honor can lead even righteous figures into violent conflict, and how narrative closure invites reflection on the ethical weight of such choices.
This is the concluding colophon for the chapter describing the Rāma–Bhīṣma battle within the Ambā-upākhyāna portion of the Udyoga Parva, indicating that the chapter (counted as the 180th) has ended.