ततः प्रयातो देवेश: सर्वैर्देवगणैर्वत:
tataḥ prayāto deveśaḥ sarvair devagaṇair vṛtaḥ
பின்னர் தேவர்களின் தலைவன், எல்லா தேவர்களாலும் சூழப்பட்டவனாய், அங்கிருந்து புறப்பட்டான்।
पितामह उवाच
Even when divine forces appear in the narrative, they do not annul moral causality; their departure underscores that the war’s outcomes unfold within a larger order where actions and duties bear consequences.
Bhīṣma describes a moment after which the Lord of the gods (Indra) leaves, accompanied by the assembled deities, marking the end of a celestial episode and a transition back to the human battlefield narrative.