Shloka 74
Adhyāya 78 — Bhīṣma’s Advance, Duryodhana’s Rally, and Concurrent Duels (भीष्मस्याभ्युद्यमः, दुर्योधनस्योत्साहवचनम्, विविधयुद्धवर्णनम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मवधपर्वमें पाँचवें दिवसके युद्धकी समाप्तिविषयक चौहत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraṁ Śrīmahābhārate Bhīṣma-parvaṇi antar-gate Bhīṣma-vadha-parvaṇi pañcama-divasasya yuddhasya samāpti-viṣayakaś catuḥsaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.
Demikianlah, dalam Mahābhārata yang dimuliakan, di bawah Bhīṣma Parva—khususnya dalam bahagian mengenai kejatuhan Bhīṣma—selesailah bab ketujuh puluh empat yang menghuraikan penutupan pertempuran pada hari kelima. Penutup ini menandai jeda rasmi dalam arus peperangan, menegaskan perjalanan hari-hari yang tidak henti serta beban moral yang kian menumpuk, tatkala konflik bergerak menuju takdir penentu Bhīṣma.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This is a colophon-style closing that highlights how the epic frames war through measured stages (days and chapters), inviting reflection on the accumulating ethical consequences of continued violence and the inevitability of pivotal outcomes such as Bhīṣma’s fall.
Sañjaya signals the completion of the chapter that deals with the end of the fifth day’s fighting, situating it within the Bhīṣma Parva and the subsection focused on Bhīṣma’s downfall.