Shloka 76
धृतराष्ट्र-संजय-संवादः — इरावान्-आवन्त्ययोः युद्धम्, घटोत्कच-भगदत्त-संघर्षः, मद्रेश्वर-विक्षेपः
Dhṛtarāṣṭra–Sañjaya Dialogue: Irāvān vs the Avanti princes; Ghaṭotkaca vs Bhagadatta; Śalya checked by the Mādrī twins
इति श्रीमहाभारते भीष्मपर्वणि भीष्मवधपर्वणि धृतराष्ट्रचिन्तायां षट्सप्ततितमो<्ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvaṇi bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi dhṛtarāṣṭracintāyāṃ ṣaṭsaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Bhīṣma Parva—khususnya pada bahagian tentang gugurnya Bhīṣma—berakhirlah bab yang ketujuh puluh enam, yang berpusat pada renungan cemas Dhṛtarāṣṭra. Kolofon ini menandai jeda dalam penceritaan, serta menegaskan bahawa titik balik perang (kejatuhan Bhīṣma) bukan sekadar peristiwa di medan tempur, melainkan juga krisis moral dan emosi bagi raja yang buta itu, yang keterikatan dan keberpihakannya kini masak menjadi kegelisahan dan firasat buruk.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction but through framing: it emphasizes that catastrophic outcomes in war are inseparable from inner states—especially a ruler’s attachment and partiality. Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s ‘cintā’ underscores the ethical burden of kingship and the karmic weight of choices that enable adharma.
This is the formal closing line of the chapter: it locates the narration within the Bhīṣma Parva, in the episode dealing with Bhīṣma’s fall, and identifies the chapter’s focus as Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s anxious reflections, as reported in the broader Sanjaya–Dhṛtarāṣṭra dialogue.