Shloka 70
पाण्डवानां वनप्रस्थानवर्णनम् / The Pāṇḍavas’ Departure for the Forest
Vidura’s Report and Portents
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत सभापव॑के अन्तर्गत झ्यूतपर्वमें भीमवाक्यविषयक सत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraṁ śrīmahābhārate sabhāparvaṇi antar-gata dyūtapārve bhīmavākyaviṣayakaḥ saptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Demikianlah, dalam Mahābhārata yang mulia, di dalam Sabhā Parva—khususnya bahagian Dyūta (Perjudian)—bab ketujuh puluh, yang bertema kata-kata Bhīma, pun berakhir.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This is a colophon-like closing that frames Bhīma’s speech as a complete unit within the dice-game narrative, reminding the reader that moral protest and ethical judgment (dharma-vicāra) are central to how the epic presents the crisis of gambling and humiliation.
The text signals the end of a chapter in the Sabhā Parva’s Dyūta section, specifically the chapter focused on Bhīma’s words; it functions as a formal transition marker before the narrative proceeds to subsequent developments in the dice-game episode.