Shloka 68
सभा-पर्यवसान-प्रस्थानवचनम् | Counsel at the Point of Departure
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत सभापरववके अन्तर्गत झ्टूतपर्वमें द्रौपदीको भरी सभागें खींचना' इस विषयसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाला अड़सठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate sabhāparvaṇi antar-gata dyūtapārve draupadīṃ bharī sabhāyāṃ khīñcanam iti viṣayena sambandhaṃ rakhanēvālā aṣṭaṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, pada Sabhā Parva—bagian Dyūta—berakhirlah bab ke-68 yang membahas peristiwa Draupadī diseret ke tengah sidang kerajaan yang penuh. Catatan penutup menegaskan bahwa penghinaan di muka umum dan pemaksaan adalah pelanggaran dharma yang berat, menjadi pertanda runtuhnya tatanan moral-politik yang mendorong kisah menuju perang.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The chapter-colophon highlights a central ethical lesson of the Dyūta episode: when power is used to legitimize coercion and public humiliation, dharma collapses at the very institution meant to uphold it (the royal assembly). The narrative frames Draupadī’s being dragged into court as a paradigmatic act of adharma with far-reaching consequences.
This is a concluding statement (colophon-style) marking the end of the sixty-eighth chapter within the Dyūta section of Sabhā Parva. It identifies the chapter’s subject as Draupadī being forcibly brought/dragged into the full assembly, a pivotal moment in the court that intensifies the conflict and sets the stage for later retaliation and war.