Shloka 66

कर्णवधप्रसङ्गः / The Context of Karṇa’s Fall

Krishna’s Dharmic Recollection and the Decisive Astra

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत कर्णपर्वमें युधिष्िरवाक्यविषयक छाछठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate karṇaparvaṇi yudhiṣṭhiravākyaviṣayakaḥ ṣaṭṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ samāptaḥ

Translation

Như vậy, trong bộ «Mahābhārata» thiêng liêng, thuộc «Karna Parva», chương thứ sáu mươi sáu—lấy lời của Yudhiṣṭhira làm trọng tâm—đã kết thúc. Lời kết (colophon) này đánh dấu sự hoàn tất của phần ấy, đặt bài diễn ngôn của Yudhiṣṭhira như điểm tựa đạo lý và mạch truyện trong toàn cảnh chiến tranh lớn.

Word by Word

• इति: thus
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इति

• प्रकारेण: in this manner / by this way
• प्रकारेण: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रकार
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• श्रीमहाभारते: in the Śrī-Mahābhārata
• श्रीमहाभारते: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: श्रीमहाभारत
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• कर्णपर्वणि: in the Karṇa-parvan
• कर्णपर्वणि: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्णपर्वन्
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• युधिष्ठिरवाक्यविषयकः: concerning Yudhiṣṭhira's speech
• Type: Adjective
• Root: युधिष्ठिर-वाक्य-विषयक
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• षट्षष्टितमः: sixty-sixth
• Type: Adjective
• Root: षट्षष्टितम
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• अध्यायः: chapter
• अध्यायः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: अध्याय
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• समाप्तः: completed / concluded
• Type: Adjective
• Root: समाप्त
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Speaker

युधिषछ्िर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Mahābhārata
• Karṇa Parva
• Yudhiṣṭhira

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it teaches by implication how the Mahābhārata is organized—chapters are framed by speakers and themes, and Yudhiṣṭhira’s words are highlighted as ethically significant within the war narrative.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text is marking closure: it announces that the chapter focused on Yudhiṣṭhira’s speech has concluded within the Karṇa Parva.