Shloka 153
Droṇotpattiḥ, Astralābhaḥ, Drupada-vairasya bījaṃ ca
The Birth of Droṇa, Acquisition of Weapons, and the Seed of Enmity with Drupada
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि हिडिम्बवधपर्वणि हिडिम्बवधे त्रिपएण्चाशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi hiḍimbavadhaparvaṇi hiḍimbavadhe tripañcāśad-adhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Ādi Parva, in the section concerning the slaying of Hiḍimba, ends the one-hundred-and-fifty-third chapter.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
This line is a colophon marking the end of a chapter and locating it within the Mahābhārata’s internal structure. Its implicit lesson is textual discipline: the tradition carefully preserves context, sequence, and attribution so that the narrative and its ethical reflections are transmitted accurately.
No new action occurs here; it formally concludes the chapter within the Hiḍimbavadha episode of the Ādi Parva, signaling that the account of events in this chapter has ended and the text is moving to the next unit.