Shloka 78
इस प्रकार श्रीमह्याभारत सभापव॑के अन्तर्गत अनुद्यूतपर्वमें युधिष्ठिरका वनको प्रस्थानविषयक अठठद्ठत्तरवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
Iti prakāraḥ Śrīmahābhārate Sabhāparvaṇi antargate Anudyūtapārvaṇi Yudhiṣṭhirasya vanako prasthāna-viṣayakaḥ aṣṭasaptatitamo 'dhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ abhavat.
Sa gayon nagwakas ang ikapitumpu’t walong kabanata ng Anudyūta sa loob ng Sabhā Parva ng banal na Mahābhārata, hinggil sa pag-alis ni Yudhiṣṭhira patungo sa gubat.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when circumstances are unjust, adherence to one’s pledged word and acceptance of consequences are presented as a severe test of dharma; the transition to exile highlights restraint, accountability, and the long moral arc that follows unethical play.
This is a concluding colophon stating that the chapter dealing with Yudhishthira’s departure to the forest—within the Anudyuta section of the Sabha Parva—has ended, marking the narrative shift from courtly power to exile.