Shloka 53
कर्णवधार्थं धनञ्जयस्य प्रतिज्ञा — Arjuna’s resolve for Karṇa’s defeat
इति श्रीमहाभारते कर्णपर्वणि संकुलयुद्धे त्रिपठ्चाशत्तमो5ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi saṅkulayuddhe tripañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ
یوں شری مہابھارت کے کرن پَرو میں، سنکُل (نہایت الجھی ہوئی) جنگ کی روداد کے ضمن میں، تریپنواں باب اختتام کو پہنچا۔
संजय उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach a doctrine directly; it frames the preceding events within the epic’s moral universe by emphasizing that the battle is 'saṅkula'—confused and entangled—hinting at the ethical complexity and human cost that accompany war.
This is a formal end-marker: Sañjaya’s narration closes the chapter, identifying it as the fifty-third chapter of the Karṇa Parva in the section describing the tumultuous battle.