Shloka 32
Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)
इति श्रीमहाभारते सभापर्वणि दिग्विजयपर्वणि नकुलप्रतीचीविजये द्वात्रिंशो 5 ध्याय:,इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत सभापव॑के अन्तर्गत दिग्विजयपर्वमें नकुलके द्वारा पश्चिम दिशाकी विजयसे सम्बन्ध रखनेवाला बत्तीसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti śrīmahābhārate sabhāparvaṇi digvijayaparvaṇi nakula-pratīcī-vijaye dvātriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ |
Demikianlah, dalam Śrī Mahābhārata, di dalam Sabhā Parva, pada bahagian Digvijaya Parva (kempen penaklukan), tamatlah bab ketiga puluh dua—yang berkenaan kemenangan Nakula di arah barat. Rumusan penutup ini menandai selesainya episod yang mengisahkan peluasan kuasa diraja dan tertib politik sebagai sebahagian daripada upacara kekaisaran serta tata negara besar Yudhiṣṭhira.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse primarily signals completion, but it also frames conquest as a structured, accountable royal undertaking within a larger ethical-political narrative—expansion is presented as part of establishing recognized sovereignty rather than mere violence.
The text closes the chapter describing Nakula’s western campaign (pratīcī-vijaya) within the Digvijaya sequence of Sabhā Parva, indicating that this episode of directional conquest has concluded.