Shloka 57
अक्षविजय-प्रसङ्गः
Escalation of Wagers and Shakuni’s Repeated Declarations of Victory
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्ाभारत सभापव॑के अन्तर्गत झ्टूतपर्वमें युधिष्ठिरके बुलानेसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाला सत्तावनवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate sabhāparvaṇi antargate dyūtapārve yudhiṣṭhirasya bulānena sambandhaṃ rakhanevālaḥ saptapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Thus ends the fifty-seventh chapter of the Dyūta section within the Sabhā Parva of the Śrī Mahābhārata, concerning the circumstances of Yudhiṣṭhira being summoned. This closing note marks the narrative’s turn toward the fateful events set in motion by that summons, where duty, consent, and moral responsibility will be tested.
धृतराष्ट उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon-style closing, it does not teach through a direct maxim; instead it frames the ethical arc: a seemingly formal summons initiates a chain of choices where duty, consent, and responsibility become central, foreshadowing the moral crisis of the dice episode.
This line marks the completion of a chapter in the Dyūta episode within Sabhā Parva, specifically connected with Yudhiṣṭhira being called to the assembly—setting up the next developments of the dice-game narrative.