Shloka 32
Adhyāya 32: Rājasūya-Dīkṣā and Appointment of Court Offices (राजसूयदीक्षा तथा अधिकारविनियोगः)
इति श्रीमहाभारते सभापर्वणि दिग्विजयपर्वणि नकुलप्रतीचीविजये द्वात्रिंशो 5 ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate sabhāparvaṇi digvijayaparvaṇi nakula-pratīcī-vijaye dvātriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ |
ดังนี้ ในศรีมหาภารตะ ภาคสภาปรวะ ตอนทิศพิชิต (ทิควิชัยปรวะ) บทที่สามสิบสอง ว่าด้วยชัยชนะของนกุลในทิศตะวันตก ได้สิ้นสุดลง
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.