Shloka 66
अर्जुनकर्णयोरस्त्रविमर्दः — Arjuna–Karna Astra-Engagement and Dharmic Appeal
इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि युधिष्ठटिरवाक्ये षट्षष्टितमो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi yudhiṣṭhiravākye ṣaṭṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ઇતિ શ્રીમહાભારતે કર્ણપર્વણિ યુધિષ્ઠિરવાક્યે ષટ્ષષ્ટિતમોऽધ્યાયઃ।
युधिषछ्िर उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it teaches indirectly by framing the episode as Yudhiṣṭhira’s discourse within the war-book, highlighting that even in battle the Mahābhārata foregrounds moral accountability, dharma, and reflective speech.
The chapter concludes. The text signals that the preceding content belonged to the Karṇa Parva and was presented under the heading of Yudhiṣṭhira’s words, serving as a formal boundary before the next chapter begins.