Shloka 53
कर्णवधार्थं धनञ्जयस्य प्रतिज्ञा — Arjuna’s resolve for Karṇa’s defeat
इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे त्रिपठ्चाशत्तमो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi saṅkulayuddhe tripañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ಇಂತೆ ಶ್ರೀಮಹಾಭಾರತದ ಕರ್ಣಪರ್ವದಲ್ಲಿ ಸಂಕೂಲ (ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಗೊಂದಲಮಯ) ಯುದ್ಧವರ್ಣನೆಯೊಳಗಿನ ಐವತ್ತಮೂರನೇ ಅಧ್ಯಾಯವು ಸಮಾಪ್ತವಾಯಿತು।
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach a doctrine directly; it frames the preceding events within the epic’s moral universe by emphasizing that the battle is 'saṅkula'—confused and entangled—hinting at the ethical complexity and human cost that accompany war.
This is a formal end-marker: Sañjaya’s narration closes the chapter, identifying it as the fifty-third chapter of the Karṇa Parva in the section describing the tumultuous battle.