Shloka 71
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत कर्णपर्वमें अर्जुनका प्रतिज्ञाविषयक एक सौ इकद्वत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi arjunasya pratijñā-viṣayaka ekaśata-ikāsaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sañjaya schließt: So endet im Karṇa-Parva des verehrten Mahābhārata das einhunderteinundsiebzigste Kapitel, das Arjunas Gelübde zum Gegenstand hat—und damit ein Erzählabschnitt, in dem persönlicher Entschluss unter dem Druck des Krieges als moralische Verpflichtung gefasst wird.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The closing colophon highlights the ethical weight of a pratijñā (vow): in epic warfare, a hero’s promise is treated not merely as strategy but as a binding moral commitment that shapes action and accountability.
This line is a formal end-of-chapter colophon: Sanjaya signals that the chapter in Karna Parva dealing with Arjuna’s vow has concluded.