Karṇa-vadha-pratyaya: Yudhiṣṭhira’s Verification of Karṇa’s Fall (कर्णवध-प्रत्ययः)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत कर्णपर्वमें कर्ण और शल्यका संवादविषयक छियालीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi karṇa-śalya-saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ ṣaṭcatvāriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
ဤသို့ဖြင့် ဂုဏ်မြတ်သော မဟာဘာရတ ကර්ဏပರ್ವ၌ ကර්ဏနှင့် ရှာလျ၏ ဆွေးနွေးပြောဆိုမှုကို အကြောင်းပြုသော အခန်း လေးဆယ့်ခြောက် ပြီးဆုံး၏။
शल्य उवाच
As a chapter-ending colophon, the verse itself does not teach a new doctrine; it frames the preceding material as a Karṇa–Śalya dialogue, highlighting how ethical judgment and counsel are tested under the strain of warfare and personal rivalry.
The text announces the completion of the forty-sixth chapter of the Karṇa Parva, specifying that its content concerned the dialogue between Karṇa and Śalya, and formally closes that section of the narration.