Shloka 60

सभा-पर्व, अध्याय ६१ — द्रौपदी-प्रश्नः, सभाधर्मः, सत्यवचन-नियमः

Devanagari script

इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत सभापवव॑के अन्तर्गत झ्टूतपर्वमें झूतारम्भविषयक साठवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ

Transliteration

Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Sabhāparvaṇi antaragate Dyūtapārve dyūtārambhaviṣayakaḥ ṣaṣṭitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ.

Translation

ഇങ്ങനെ ശ്രീമഹാഭാരതത്തിലെ സഭാപർവത്തിന്റെ അന്തർഗതമായ ദ്യൂതപർവത്തിൽ ദ്യൂതാരംഭവിഷയക അറുപതാം അധ്യായം സമാപ്തമായി.

Word by Word

इतिthus

प्रकारेणin this manner

श्रीमहाभारतthe revered Mahabharata

सभापर्वकेin the Sabha-parvan

अन्तर्गतincluded/contained

द्यूतपर्वणिin the Dyuta-parvan (Gambling section)

द्यूतारम्भविषयकconcerning the beginning of gambling

षष्टितमःsixtieth

अध्यायःchapter

सम्पूर्णःcompleted

अभवत्was/has become

Speaker

वैशम्पायन उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrīmahābhārata

Sabhā Parva

Dyūta Parva

dyūta (gambling/dice-game)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Though this verse is a colophon rather than a doctrinal statement, it frames the ethical gravity of the coming episode: the initiation of gambling (dyūta) is presented as a pivotal turning point where adharma can enter through weakness, addiction, and manipulation, leading to far-reaching harm.

What is happening in the narrative?

The text signals the completion of the chapter whose subject is the beginning of the gambling match in the Kuru court narrative. It functions as an editorial closure, marking the end of one unit and preparing the reader for the unfolding consequences of the dice-game.