Shloka 72
Duryodhana’s Anxiety, Bhīṣma’s Reassurance, and Renewed Mobilization (दुर्योधनचिन्ता–भीष्मप्रत्याश्वासन–सेनानिर्गमनम्)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्माभारत भीष्मपर्वके अन्तर्गत भीष्मवधपर्वमें पाँचवें दिनके युद्धसें सम्बन्ध रखनेवाला बद्तत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Bhīṣmaparvaṇi antargate Bhīṣmavadhaparvaṇi pañcame dine yuddhena sambandhaṃ rakhanevālā dvāsaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat.
三阇耶作结道：在受人敬奉的《摩诃婆罗多》中，于《毗湿摩篇》（Bhīṣma Parva）之内，尤其在叙述毗湿摩陨落的段落里，这一与大战第五日诸事相连的第七十二章，至此告成。此一收束之辞，彰显史诗对战争所作的严谨道德框架：纵在鏖战不息之际，叙事仍被条分缕析，以凸显决定性的转折点，并强调诸般行为所负的伦理重量，终将导向一位伟大长老战士的倾覆。
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This is a colophon-style closure rather than a doctrinal verse: it teaches the importance of contextual framing in the epic—war events are narrated with moral gravity, marking chapters and days to emphasize accountability and the consequential unfolding toward Bhīṣma’s fall.
Sañjaya signals the end of the seventy-second chapter within the Bhīṣma Parva, stating that it pertains to the fighting on the fifth day and belongs to the Bhīṣma-vadha (Bhīṣma’s fall) section.