Shloka 48
समन्तपञ्चक-आख्यानम् तथा अक्षौहिणी-प्रमाणनिर्णयः
Samantapañcaka Narrative and the Measure of an Akṣauhiṇī
पर्व दिग्विजयादूर्ध्व राजसूयिकमुच्यते । ततश्चार्धाभिहरणं शिशुपालवधस्तत:,तदनन्तर राजसूय, अर्घाभिहरण और शिशुपाल-वधपर्व कहे गये हैं
parva digvijayād ūrdhvaṁ rājasūyikam ucyate | tataś cārdhābhiharaṇaṁ śiśupālavadhas tataḥ |
在叙述征服四方（digvijaya）之后，故事转入所谓“罗阇苏耶祭”（Rājasūya）之篇。其后是奉献阿尔伽（arghya，敬献之供）的段落，继而便是诛灭尸输波罗（Śiśupāla）之篇。此一顺序昭示：王者雄心如何被仪式所规束，正当的尊荣如何在众目睽睽下得以辨明，而傲慢与敌视达摩者终将招致果决的报应。
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
The passage underscores a moral progression: political power (digvijaya) is legitimized through ritual order (Rājasūya), true worth is recognized through rightful honor (arghya), and persistent adharma expressed as arrogance and abuse meets its consequence (Śiśupāla’s death).
It outlines the sequence of episodes: after the digvijaya section comes the Rājasūya section; then the arghya-offering episode; and then the episode of Śiśupāla’s slaying.