Shloka 96
भीष्म-पर्व अध्याय १०० — त्रिगर्त-आक्रमण, भीष्म-केन्द्रित पुनर्संयोजन, तथा शक्त्यस्त्र-विनिमय
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ााभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मवधपर्वमें आठवें दिनके युद्धरें सेनाके शिविरमें लौटनेसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाला छानबेवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Bhīṣmaparvake antargataṃ Bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi aṣṭame dine yuddhe senāyāḥ śibiraṃ prati lautanena sambandhaṃ rakhanevālā chānabevāṃ adhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ huā.
Thus ends the ninety-sixth chapter of the Bhīṣma Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the section concerning the fall of Bhīṣma, describing how—on the eighth day of the war—the army returned to its camp. The closing note underscores the rhythm of battle and withdrawal, reminding the listener that warfare proceeds in cycles of action and respite, with consequences that accumulate toward Bhīṣma’s destined downfall.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon-style closing, the passage does not teach a doctrine directly; it frames the ethical gravity of the war by marking its disciplined cadence—battle followed by withdrawal—suggesting that actions in war unfold within an ordered sequence whose cumulative results lead toward inevitable outcomes, here the approaching fall of Bhīṣma.
This is the chapter-ending notice: it states that the chapter connected with the army’s return to the camp after fighting on the eighth day has concluded, within the Bhīṣma Parva and specifically within the section concerning Bhīṣma’s fall.