Shloka 120

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्म भारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मवधपर्वमें भीष्मको तकिया देनेसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाला एक सौ बीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate Bhīṣmaparvake antargataṃ Bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi Bhīṣmaṃ takiyā denena sambandhaṃ rakhanevālā ekaśataviṃśatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat.

Translation

三阇耶作结：如是，在尊贵的《摩诃婆罗多》中，于《毗湿摩篇》之内、毗湿摩陨落之章段里，与为毗湿摩备枕之事相关的第一百二十章至此终了。

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारेण: in this manner
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रीमत्: glorious, venerable
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रीमत्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• महाभारते: in the Mahabharata
• महाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: महाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भीष्मपर्वणि: in the Bhishma-parvan
• भीष्मपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्मपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• अन्तर्गत: included, contained
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्तर्गत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भीष्मवधपर्वणि: in the Bhishma-slaying section (parvan)
• भीष्मवधपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्मवधपर्व
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• भीष्माय: to Bhishma
• भीष्माय: Sampradana
• Type: Noun
• Root: भीष्म
• Form: Masculine, Dative, Singular

• तकिाय: a pillow
• तकिाय: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: तकिया
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• दानेन: by giving
• दानेन: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: दान
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• सम्बन्धम्: relation, connection
• सम्बन्धम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्बन्ध
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Singular

• रखत्: having/keeping (connected with)
• Type: Verb
• Root: रख्
• Form: Neuter, Accusative, Singular

• एक: one
• Type: Adjective
• Root: एक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• शत: hundred
• Type: Noun
• Root: शत
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• विंशतितमः: twentieth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: विंशतितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समाप्तः: completed, finished
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अभवत्: was, became
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू
• Form: Imperfect, 3, Singular

Speaker

संजय उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Sañjaya
• Śrīmahābhārata
• Bhīṣma
• Bhīṣma Parva
• Bhīṣmavadha Parva
• pillow (taki(y)ā)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Even in war, dharma includes humane conduct: showing respect and care to a fallen elder like Bhīṣma reflects ethical restraint and honor amid violence.

What is happening in the narrative?

This is a concluding colophon stating that the chapter in Bhīṣma Parva—linked to the episode of giving Bhīṣma a pillow/head-rest in the context of his fall—has ended.