Shloka 70
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत कर्णपर्वमें युधिष्ठिरको आश्वासनविषयक सत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi yudhiṣṭhiram āśvāsanaviṣayakaḥ saptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the seventieth chapter of the Karṇa Parva of the sacred Mahābhārata, a chapter concerned with offering reassurance to Yudhiṣṭhira—marking a pause in the war narrative where counsel and consolation are emphasized alongside the demands of duty.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a colophon, highlighting that even amid warfare the epic foregrounds ethical steadiness through reassurance and counsel to Yudhiṣṭhira—affirming the importance of sustaining dharma and morale in crisis.
Sañjaya signals the formal conclusion of the seventieth chapter within the Karṇa Parva, identifying its theme as reassurance directed to Yudhiṣṭhira and marking a transition point before the narrative proceeds.