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
Sa ganitong paraan nagwakas ang ikalimampu’t pitong kabanata ng bahaging Dyūta sa loob ng Sabhā Parva ng Śrī Mahābhārata, hinggil sa mga pangyayaring kaugnay ng pagtawag kay Yudhiṣṭhira. Ang pangwakas na tala ay hudyat ng paglipat ng salaysay tungo sa mga pangyayaring itinakda ng kapalaran na pinasimulan ng pagtawag na iyon—kung saan masusubok ang tungkulin, pagsang-ayon, at pananagutang moral.
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.