Shloka 58
कर्णपर्व — अध्याय ५७
Arjuna’s targeted advance; Śalya–Karṇa dialogue; interception attempts
इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि वासुदेववाक्ये अष्टपञ्चाशत्तमो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi vāsudevavākye aṣṭapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Así concluye, en el Śrī Mahābhārata, dentro del Karṇa Parva, en la sección llamada «El discurso de Vāsudeva», el capítulo quincuagésimo octavo.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it teaches by framing—Kṛṣṇa (Vāsudeva) is presented as a decisive moral authority whose counsel is preserved as a distinct unit within the war narrative, emphasizing that ethical guidance remains central even amid violence.
Sañjaya marks the close of a chapter in the Karṇa Parva, specifically the chapter identified as “Vāsudeva’s discourse.” It functions as an editorial/narrative boundary indicating that Kṛṣṇa’s speech has concluded and the epic proceeds to the next segment.