Shloka 58
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
कीचकानां वध: पर्व पर्व गोग्रहणं तत: । अभिमन्योश्र वैराट्या: पर्व वैवाहिकं स्मृतम्,इसके बाद कीचकवधपर्व, गोग्रहण (गोहरण)-पर्व तथा अभिमन्यु और उत्तराके विवाहका पर्व है
kīcakānāṁ vadhaḥ parva parva gograhaṇaṁ tataḥ | abhimanyor vai rāṭyāḥ parva vaivāhikaṁ smṛtam ||
Vient ensuite la section consacrée à la mise à mort de Kīcaka, puis la section sur la saisie du bétail; et après cela est rappelée la section nuptiale concernant Abhimanyu et la princesse de Virāṭa. L’enchaînement souligne que les Pāṇḍava, même dissimulés, maintiennent l’honneur et protègent les faibles, et qu’une fois l’oppression contenue, les alliances légitimes et l’ordre social sont rétablis.
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse functions as a structural marker, but its implied ethical arc is clear: oppression (Kīcaka’s wrongdoing) is checked, communal wealth and livelihood (cattle) are defended against unjust seizure, and social harmony is reaffirmed through a rightful marriage alliance (Abhimanyu–Uttarā).
It enumerates successive parvas: first the episode of Kīcaka’s slaying, then the cattle-seizure episode, and then the wedding episode of Abhimanyu with Virāṭa’s daughter Uttarā—signposting key events that lead from crisis and conflict toward restoration and alliance.