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
ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ບົດທີ 57 ໃນພາກ «ດຍູຕະ» (Dyūta) ພາຍໃນ «ສະພາປະວະ» (Sabhā Parva) ແຫ່ງ «ສຣີມະຫາພາຣະຕະ» ຈຶ່ງສິ້ນສຸດ ໂດຍກ່າວເຖິງເຫດປັດໃຈທີ່ກ່ຽວກັບການເຊີນຢຸທິສຖິຣະ. ຂໍ້ປິດທ້າຍນີ້ເປັນເຄື່ອງຊີ້ວ່າ ເນື້ອເລື່ອງກຳລັງຈະກ້າວໄປສູ່ເຫດການອັນຊະຕາກຳທີ່ການເຊີນນັ້ນໄດ້ຈຸດປະກາຍ—ບ່ອນທີ່ໜ້າທີ່, ຄວາມຍິນຍອມ, ແລະຄວາມຮັບຜິດຊອບທາງສິນທຳ ຈະຖືກທົດສອບ.
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.