Shloka 37
Saṃśaptaka-Varūthinī Saṅgrāma — Binding and Counter-Binding (संशप्तक-वरूथिनी-संग्रामः)
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत कर्णपर्वमें कर्ण और शल्यका संवादविषयक सैंतीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṃ śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi karṇa-śalya-saṃvāda-viṣayakaḥ saptatriṃśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Sinabi ni Sañjaya: “Sa gayon, sa kagalang-galang na Mahābhārata, sa loob ng Karṇa Parva, nagwakas ang ika-tatlumpu’t pitong kabanata—tungkol sa pag-uusap nina Karṇa at Śalya.”
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
This verse functions as a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement: it marks closure and emphasizes that the preceding section is a focused dialogue (saṃvāda) between Karṇa and Śalya, highlighting the epic’s method of conveying ethical and strategic tensions through conversation.
Sañjaya concludes the thirty-seventh chapter of the Karṇa Parva, indicating that the episode centered on the Karṇa–Śalya dialogue has ended and the narration will proceed to the next unit.