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
Thus, in the Śrī Mahābhārata, within the Ādi Parva, in the section concerning the slaying of Hiḍimba, in the account of the battle with Hiḍimba, ends the one-hundred-and-fifty-second chapter. This closing colophon marks the completion of the episode, framing the conflict as a decisive act that removes a violent threat and restores safety for the vulnerable.
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