Shloka 150
बक-राक्षसस्य आह्वानम् तथा वृक्षयुद्धम्
Summons of Baka and the Tree-Weapon Engagement
इति श्रीमहाभारते आदिपर्वणि जतुगृहपर्वणि भीमजलाहरणे पजञ्चाशदधिकशततमो<ध्याय:
iti śrīmahābhārate ādiparvaṇi jatugṛhapārvaṇi bhīmajalāharaṇe pañcāśad-adhika-śatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
Ainsi, dans le Śrī Mahābhārata, au sein de l’Ādi Parva—dans la section consacrée à l’épisode de la maison de laque—s’achève le cent cinquantième chapitre, ayant pour thème la prise d’eau par Bhīma. Ce colophon marque la clôture d’une unité narrative et situe l’épisode dans l’arc éthique plus vaste : péril des Pāṇḍava, vigilance et survie au cœur de la tromperie.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
As a colophon, the line primarily teaches how the epic self-organizes: it signals closure of a chapter and anchors the reader in the ethical storyline—where steadfastness and alertness are necessary to uphold dharma when faced with covert hostility.
This is not a spoken verse of action but an editorial/narrative closing formula: it states that the chapter ends here, within the Ādi Parva’s lac-house (jatugṛha) sequence, specifically the chapter themed around Bhīma’s act of drawing/fetching water.