Shloka 77
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत कर्णपर्वमें शक़ुनिकी पराजयविषयक सतहत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi śakunikī-parājaya-viṣayakaḥ saptasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends, in the Mahabharata’s Karna Parva, the seventy-seventh chapter concerning the defeat of Shakuni. The closing formula affirms the epic’s moral course: even amid the turmoil of war, deceit and manipulative counsel are finally brought to account as righteous consequence unfolds.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a concluding colophon, the verse highlights the epic’s ethical framing: actions rooted in manipulation and adharma—symbolized by Shakuni—meet their due outcome within the moral order that the Mahabharata repeatedly affirms.
This is an end-of-chapter statement by Sanjaya indicating that the seventy-seventh chapter of the Karna Parva, dealing with Shakuni’s defeat, has concluded.