Shloka 55
भीमसेनस्य वेगाभिपातः—विशोकसारथिसंवादश्च
Bhīma’s surge and dialogue with charioteer Viśoka
इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि पार्थापयाने पञडचपज्चाशत्तमो<5 ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi pārthāpayāne pañcapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ
ఇట్లు శ్రీమహాభారత కర్ణపర్వములో పార్థుల (పృథాపుత్రుల) అగ్రయాత్రా-ప్రసంగమునకు చెందిన యాభై ఐదవ అధ్యాయము సమాప్తమైంది।
(युधिष्टिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the close of a chapter; its ethical function is indirect—by formally framing the narrative, it emphasizes disciplined transmission of the war-account and the continuity of the epic’s moral inquiry rather than presenting a standalone doctrinal teaching.
The text is not a spoken verse of dialogue but an editorial/recensional closing formula: it announces that the chapter has concluded within the Karṇa Parva, specifically in the subsection describing the Pārthas’ advance.