Shloka 67
कर्णवधोत्तरं शल्य-दुर्योधनसंवादः
Aftermath of Karṇa’s Fall: Śalya’s Address to Duryodhana
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत कर्णपर्वमें अर्जुनवाक्यविषयक सरसठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi arjunavākyaviṣayakaḥ saptasaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि अर्जुनवाक्यविषयको सप्तषष्टितमोऽध्यायः समाप्तः।
अजुन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: its function is to mark completion and identify the chapter’s focus as Arjuna’s speech. Ethically, it highlights how the epic frames responsibility and resolve through articulated intent—what a warrior declares and commits to in the midst of dharma-conflict.
The text is concluding a chapter in the Karṇa Parva, specifying that the chapter’s main subject was Arjuna’s words. It serves as an editorial/narrative boundary, signaling that the preceding discourse attributed to Arjuna has ended and the next section will begin.