Shloka 152
Post–Baka-vadha Residence and the Introduction of Yājñasenī’s Svayaṃvara (आदि पर्व, अध्याय १५३)
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि हिडिम्बवधपर्वणि हिडिम्बयुद्धे द्विपज्चाशदधिकशततमो<्ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi hiḍimbavadhaparvaṇi hiḍimbayuddhe dvipañcāśadadhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
So endet im Śrī Mahābhārata, innerhalb des Ādi Parva, im Abschnitt über die Tötung Hiḍimbas, im Bericht vom Kampf mit Hiḍimba, das hundertzweiundfünfzigste Kapitel. Dieses Schlusskolophon kennzeichnet den Abschluss der Episode und rahmt den Konflikt als entschlossene Tat, die eine gewaltsame Bedrohung beseitigt und den Schutz der Wehrlosen wiederherstellt.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the verse does not teach through direct instruction; it frames the preceding episode as a completed unit. Ethically, the surrounding narrative is remembered as the removal of a predatory threat (Hiḍimba) and the restoration of safety, aligning force with protective duty rather than aggression.
This line signals the end of the chapter and identifies its placement: Ādi Parva, within the Hiḍimba-slaying section, specifically the battle with Hiḍimba. It functions as an editorial marker concluding the Hiḍimba conflict episode.