Shloka 71
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
कर्णपर्व ततो ज्ञेयं शल्यपर्व ततः परम् । ह्नदप्रवेशनं पर्व गदायुद्धमत: परम्,फिर कर्णपर्व और उसके बाद शल्यपर्व है। इसी पर्वमें हृदप्रवेश और गदायुद्धपर्व भी हैं
karṇaparva tato jñeyaṃ śalyaparva tataḥ param | hradapraveśanaṃ parva gadāyuddham ataḥ param ||
ထို့နောက် «ကර්ဏ ပရဝ» ကို သိမှတ်ရမည်၊ ထို့နောက်မှာ «ရှလျ ပရဝ» ဖြစ်သည်။ ထို့နောက်တစ်ဆက်တည်းတွင် «ရေကန်ထဲ ဝင်ခြင်း» နှင့် «ဂဒါ (တုတ်လက်နက်) တိုက်ပွဲ» ဟု ခေါ်သော အခန်းများလည်း ပါဝင်သည်။
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse primarily functions as a structural guide, but its ethical resonance lies in how the epic frames the war’s closing movements: leadership shifts (Karṇa, then Śalya), concealment and desperation (entering the lake), and the final duel (mace-fight). Together they foreshadow how adharma-driven conflict narrows into personal vengeance and morally fraught endings.
The speaker is enumerating the upcoming parvas/sections: after the Karṇa Parva comes the Śalya Parva, followed by the episode of entering the lake and then the mace duel. This is a roadmap of the epic’s later war narrative, pointing toward the final confrontations.