Shloka 84
अश्वमेधीयस्य हयस्य दक्षिणापश्चिमगमनम् — The Sacrificial Horse’s Southern and Western Circuit
इति श्रीमहा भारते आश्वमेधिके पर्वणि अनुगीतापर्वणि अश्वानुसरणे शकुनिपुत्रपराजये चतुरशीतितमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate āśvamedhike parvaṇi anugītāparvaṇi aśvānusaraṇe śakuniputraparājaye caturaśītitamo 'dhyāyaḥ
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत के आश्वमेधिकपर्व के अन्तर्गत अनुगीतापर्व में अश्वानुसरण तथा शकुनि-पुत्र-पराजय विषयक चौरासीवाँ अध्याय समाप्त हुआ।
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon rather than a doctrinal verse: it frames the chapter’s ethical setting—post-war restoration through righteous kingship and ritual (Aśvamedha), alongside the continued necessity of confronting residual hostility. The implied teaching is that dharma after catastrophe involves both inner instruction (Anugītā context) and outer governance—stabilizing society while restraining aggression.
The chapter concludes within the Aśvamedha narrative: the sacrificial horse is being followed as part of Yudhiṣṭhira’s rite, and an episode culminates in the defeat of Śakuni’s son. The colophon signals the end of this specific unit of action and names its main events.