Shloka 72
इति श्रीमहाभारते भीष्मपर्वणि भीष्मवधपर्वणि पञ्चमदिवसयुद्धे द्विसप्ततितमो<5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate bhīṣmaparvaṇi bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi pañcamadivasayuddhe dvisaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Assim, no Śrī Mahābhārata, no Bhīṣma Parva—em particular na seção referente à queda de Bhīṣma—conclui-se o septuagésimo segundo capítulo, que descreve a batalha do quinto dia. Este colofão assinala uma transição na narrativa, ressaltando o solene avanço da guerra rumo à queda fadada do venerável Bhīṣma, ponto de inflexão moral e estratégico no conflito de Kurukṣetra.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement; its ‘teaching’ lies in how the epic frames events: the war is narrated with careful structural markers, and the mention of Bhīṣma’s impending downfall highlights the ethical gravity of the conflict—victory is intertwined with the fall of venerable figures and the heavy cost of adharma-driven war.
Sañjaya signals the close of the seventy-second chapter in the Bhīṣma Parva, within the Bhīṣma-vadha section, noting that the account pertains to the fighting of the fifth day. It functions as a formal chapter-ending marker and a cue that the narrative is progressing toward the decisive events surrounding Bhīṣma.