Shloka 27
सहदेव-दक्षिण-दिग्विजयः — Sahadeva’s Southern Conquest and the Māhiṣmatī–Agni Encounter
इस प्रकार श्रीमहाभारत सभापर्वके अन्तर्गत दिग्विजयपर्वमें अर्जुनविग्विजयके प्रसंगमें अनेक देशोंपर विजयसम्बन्धी सत्ताईसवाँ अध्याय पूरा हुआ
iti prakāraḥ śrīmahābhārate sabhāparvake antargata-digvijayaparvaṇi arjuna-digvijayasya prasaṅge aneka-deśopari vijaya-sambandhī saptaviṃśatitamodhyāyaḥ pūrṇaḥ
Vậy là, trong Thánh sử Mahābhārata, thuộc Sabhā Parva—phần Digvijaya—ở đoạn kể về cuộc chinh phạt của Arjuna, chương hai mươi bảy, nói về chiến thắng trên nhiều xứ sở, được kết thúc.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the preceding material as a record of conquest undertaken within a royal-political project. The ethical implication is that power and expansion are to be evaluated in relation to dharma—legitimate rule, restraint, and the purposes for which force is used.
This is a chapter-ending notice stating that the twenty-seventh chapter of the Digvijaya section (within Sabhā Parva), in the context of Arjuna’s campaign of victories over many regions, has been completed.