Shloka 85
इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि वृषसेनवधे पठचाशीतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi vṛṣasenavadhe pañcāśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Demikian berakhir bab kelapan puluh lima dalam Karṇa Parva Śrī Mahābhārata, dalam bahagian mengenai pembunuhan Vṛṣasena. Pengisah Sañjaya menandai penutupan episod ini, menegaskan kos moral dan emosi perang yang tidak mengenal belas, sehingga gugurnya seorang pahlawan pun menjadi titik balik yang menentukan dalam pertikaian yang lebih besar.
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the ethical weight of the preceding narrative by formally closing the episode of Vṛṣasena’s death, reminding the reader that the war’s progress is measured in irreversible human losses.
Sañjaya signals the end of the eighty-fifth chapter in the Karṇa Parva, specifically the portion dealing with the slaying of Vṛṣasena, thereby concluding that narrative unit and transitioning to what follows in the parva.