An Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, with Short Explanations and a Concordance to the Bombay and Calcutta Editions and P. C. Roy's Translation c5.s1.143
An Index to the Names in the Mahābhārata, with Short Explanations and a Concordance to the Bombay and Calcutta Editions and P. C. Roy's Translation c5.s1.143
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*Agni (Fire). § 4 (Anukram.): I, 1, 94 (*trīn A°in iva Kauravyān*), 150 (*°m darpitam Khāṇḍave*).—§ 11 (Parvas.): I, 2, 448 (*Indrāgnī yatra Dharmaç cāpy ajijñāsañ Chibim*), 630-1 (all. to § 794).—§ 17 (Utaṅka): I, 3, 829 (*yo’çvaḥ, so’gnih*).—§ 18 (Ugraçravas): I, 4, 854 (*°caraṇam*).—§ 20 (Puloma): I, 5, 884, 889, (893), 6, 897, 908, 910, 7, 923, 924, 926, 928, 933, 937, 938 (Bhṛgu’s wife Pulomā had first been betrothed to the Rākshasa Puloman, who one day, when Bhṛgu was absent, came to carry her away, and asked the sacrificial fire if she was rightly his or Bhṛgu’s wife. The fire answered that she was indeed first chosen by the Rākshase, but that she was rightly Bhṛgu’s, by whom she had been taken with holy rites and invocations. When Puloman began to carry her away Cyavana dropped from her womb, and Puloman was instantly converted into ashes. Of her tears Brahmān formed the river Vadhūsara. Bhṛgu cursed Agni, saying, "thou shalt eat of all things." Agni, enraged at the curse, withdrew himself from the sacrifice, wherefore all creatures became much distressed. Brahmān appeased Agni by promising that only his less noble form (the digestive fire in the stomach of carnivora) should be compelled to eat of all things, and that everything should become pure when burnt by his flames).—§ 29 (Kadrū): I, 20 (*will consume the sons of Kadrū*).—§ 30§ (Samudra): I, 21, 1220 (*Vaḍavāmukhadīptā°*).—§ 32§ (Garuda): I, 23, 1241 (*prācir, yugāntā*), 1244 (1245).—§ 33 (do.): 23, 1250 (i.e.
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Garuda).—§ 40 (do.): 29, 1323, 1325.—§ 46 (do.): I, 32.—§ 49 (Vāsuki): 37, 1596 (*"As gods in days of yore sought the occult Agni, who held himself concealed").*—§ 71 (Bhārata-sūtra, v. Ādivamçāvatāraṇap.): I, 61, 2277 (*d. gives Arjuna the how Gāṇḍīva, etc.*).—§ 83 (Ādivamçāvatāraṇa): I, 63, 2437 (*samadyutiḥ*).—§ 116 (Vasus): I, 66, 2587 (one of the Vasus and father of Kumāra, i.e. Skanda, *eḥ putraḥ, Kumāraḥ*; cf. Anala).—§ 130 (Amçāvat.): 67, 2761 (*a part of Agni is Dhṛṣṭadyumna*).—§ 148 (Arjunavavāsap.): 214, 7790 f. (*kāryam*).—[§ 253c (Kṛṣṇa): *nakṣatre Vahnidaivate*, i.e. Kṛttikāsu (PCR.) (I, 221, 8045).]—§§ 254-60 (Khāṇḍavadah. and Cāruṅgako.): I, 222-34 (burns the Khāṇḍava forest), 8094, 8220 (*dehavanta ivāgnayaḥ*), 8324, 8350, 8353, 8409, 8412-13, 8415-17, 8428, 8437, 8461-2.—§ 276 (Jarāsandhavadhap.): 20, 770 (do.), 790 (*dīpyamānā ivāgnayaḥ*), 990 (*°daltena rathena*).—§§ 292-4 (Digvijayap. (Sahadeva): II, 31-32, 1133, 1141, 1143 (*Sahadeva assists Nila against Sahadeva; Nila is praised by Sahadeva; enumerated as Agneya*).—§ 310§ (Sūrya), 311 (Kṛṣṇa, *amṛtāvartaka Fire*): III, 3, 118 (all. to the Sun (III, 3).—§ 312 (Nārāyaṇa, Kṛṣṇa and Nala as their messenger to her—but are rejected), 2127 (*lokapālūca sāgnikaḥ*), 2138, 2140, 2157, 2224 (*°purogamān devān*), 2227.—§ 366 (Tīrthayātrā.): 83, 7009 (*Agnitīrtham tato gacchet, tatra snātvā nararshabha | Agnilokam arāpnoti kulañ ca samuddhavet*).—§ 371 (Tuṅgaka): 85, 8191 (*raḥayas tatra (i.e.
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in Tuṅgaka) devāç ca Varuno ’gniḥ Prajāpatiḥ | Harir Nārāyaṇas tatra Mahāderas tathaiva ca | Pitamalaç ca bhagavān devaiḥ saha mahādyutiḥ | Bhṛgum nijoyayām āsa yajanārtham mahādyutim*), 8194 (when the Vedas had been lost).—§ 383c (Jāmadagnyatejohāni-kathana): III, 99, Hutāçana (i.e. Fire) seen in the body of Rāma Dāçarathi.—§ 392a (Tīrthayātrāp.): III, 114, 11021 (i.e. 10121), 11022 (i.e. 10122).—§ 410g (Plakṣāvataraṇag.): 130f, 10546 (*Agneç caivātra (i.e. in Kāçmiramaṇḍala) samudah Kāçyapasya ca, Bhārata*).—§ 411 (Cyenakapot.): III, 130f, 10559 (*kapoto bhūtva*; Indra in the shape of a hawk and Agni in that of a pigeon come to test king Uçinara’s merit) (cf. § 466).—§ 412 (Sārasvatīkriya): III, 134, 10659 (*drāv Indrāgni carato vai sakhāyau*).—§ 417 (Yavakritop.): 138, 10810 (*purogamāḥ*), 10814 (*purogamān devān*).—§ 418b (Gaṅgā): III, 139, 10821 (*"where," i.e. at Kālaçaila (?), with the sevenfold Gaṅgā, "Agni blazes forth without intermission"*).—§ 443 (Nivātakavacayuddhap.): 168, 12020 (*°er, sc. astram*).—§ 456 (Sārasvatī-Tārkshya-s.): 188, 12745 (*mukhāḥ devāḥ*).—§ 459 (Mārkaṇḍeyas.): 189, 12956 (*Agni is the mouth of Nārāyaṇa; the Vaḍavāvaktra Fire and the Saṃvartaka Fire are identified with Nārāyaṇa*), 12961.—§ 466 (Çibi-carita): III, 197 (cf.
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§ 411), 13274-5 (*Kapotarūpeṇa*).—§ 473 (Mārkaṇḍeyas.): 200, 13480 (*er apatyam prathamam suvarṇam*).—§ 474 (Dhundhumārop.): 201a, 13498 (*Indra-Somāgni-Varuṇaḥ, worship Madhusūdana*).—§ 480 (Brāhmaṇa-vyādhasamprāda): 208, 13812 (*agnayo māmsakāmuç ca ity api çrūyate çrutih*).—§ 485 (do.): 213, 13959, etc. (*çarīro’gniḥ, i.e. digestion*).—§§ 488-94 (Āṅgirasa): III, 217-22 (*Āṅgiras in days of yore practised austerities in his hermitage, so that he excelled Agni, who, thinking that Brahmān had created a new Fire, retired in anger to the forest (*vanam*; Nil. and PCR., "the waters") to practise austerities; but Āṅgiras asked him to remain and make him (Āṅgiras) his first son. From Āṅgiras (through Bṛhaspati) and others, who are perhaps not connected with him, are descended a great many of Agnis or Fires), 14101-3 (*°eḥ sutaḥ . . . Kumāraḥ*), 14112, 14113, (14114), 14115 (*ḥ prathamo; °tvam*), 14116-17, 14131 (*Bṛhaspateḥ putraḥ Çamīr nāma*), 14132 (*cāturmāsyeshu yasyeshyām açvamedhe’grajaḥ paçuḥ*), 14133 (*Agnis tasya, i.e. Çamyoḥ* (?), *suto dīptas tisraḥ kanyaç ca suvrataḥ*), 14134 (*prathamenā-jyabhāgena pūjyate yo’gnir adhvare | Agnis tasya Bharadvājaḥ prathamah putra ucyate*), 14135 (*. . . Bharato*), 14141 (*°r Niçcyavano nāma*), 14142 (*Vipāpo ’gniḥ sutas tusya*), 14143 (*°ḥ . . . Niṣkṛtir nāma*), 14146 (*antar Agniḥ smṛto yas tu bhuktam pacati dehīnām | sa jajñe Viçvabhun nāma sarvalokeshu, Bhārata!*), 14156 (*Āṅgirasah*, etc.), 14162 (*Vāyv-agnī prāṇato ’sṛjat, sc.
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Pāūcajanyaḥ*), 14171 (*tad ete, i.e. Yajñāmushas, nopasarpanti yatra . . . Agniḥ sthito bhavet*), 14174 (*Rathantaraç ca Tapasaḥ putro paripathyato | Mitravindāya vai tasmai havir adhvaryavo viduḥ*), 14189 (*Āgrayaṇo nāma*), 14190 (*Niçi tv ajanayat kañyam Agni-Shomāv ubhau tathā*), 14227 (*evam Agnir bhagavatā naṣṭaḥ pūrvam Atharvaṇā | āhūtaḥ*), 14236 (*ugnayaḥ*).—§§ 495-8 (Skandotpatti): III, 223-6.—§ 499 (Skanda-Çakra-samā-gama): III, 227.—§§ 500-1 (Skandopākhyāna): III, 228-9.—§ 502 (Manushyagrahakathana): III, 230.—§§ 503-7 (Skandayuddha): III, 231.—§§ 508-9 (Kārttikeyastava): III, 232 (Agni (Adbhuta (?), III, v. 14284) having become enamoured of the wives of the seven Rṣis, at first entered their gārhapatya fire, then after a long time retired to the forest (vanam; Nil. says nothing) in order to destroy himself; Svāhā, who had loved him in vain, cohabited with him, successively assuming the guise of the wives of the Rṣis (six of the Kṛttikās or Pleiads) except Arundhatī, and going out of the forest in the guise of a bird (Garuḍī, Suparṇī, Vinatā) she threw the semen in a golden basin on the Çveta mountain; this took place on the Amāvasyā day; on the fourth day Skanda was fully developed. The six wives of the Rṣis were divorced by their husbands. Skanda is called the son of Rudra, because Agni is called Rudra by brahmans, and because he was produced by Rudra entering Fire (and Umā coalescing with Svāhā), etc., and the Çveta mountain was formed of Rudra's semen virile.
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Agni gave to Skanda a red cock, that formed his ensign perched on the top of his chariot. The six divorced wives of the Rṣis, together with Vinatā, obtained from Skanda that they became his mothers. At the request of Indra they (incl. of Vinatā, see v. 14464 and Nil., i.e. the Kṛttikās) were placed among the Nakṣatras (and presided by Agni) instead of Abhijit (q.v.). Brahmān ordered that time should be reckoned from Dhaniṣṭhā, while it had formerly been reckoned from Rohiṇī (so Nil.). Svāhā prevailed upon Skanda that she should live for ever with Agni, in so far as offerings with mantras to the gods and Pitṛs (haryam karyam ca) should always be coupled with the name of Svāhā), 14241 (Agnīnām vividha vaṃçaḥ), 14276, 14294, 14300, (14302), 14305, 14314, 14323 (°dāyādaḥ, i.o. Skandaḥ), 14363, 14367 (°r bhūtṛā Naigameyaç), 14391 (tataḥ Kumāraṃ pitaram (B. °rapitaram) Skandam āhur janā bhuvi | Rudram Agnim Umām (B. Agnimukhām) Svāhām), 14428 (Rudram Agnim dvijāḥ prāhu, Rudrasūnus tatas tu saḥ), 14434 (kukkuṭaç cagninā dattas tasya, i.e. Skandasya, ketur alaṅkṛtaḥ), 14517, 14560 (cāmare cāpi Vāyuç ca gṛhītrāgniç ca dhiṣṭhitau, sc.
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for Skanda).—§ 526a (Ravaṇāpdivaraprāpti): III, 276, 15930 (used by the Brahmarṣis, etc., as their spokesman before Brahmān).—§ 543 (Rāmābhiṣeka): 291 (when Rāma Dāçarathi would repudiate Sītā because she had dwelt with Rāvaṇa, Brahmān, Çakra, Agni, Vāyu, Yama, Varuṇa, and Kubera, and his deceased father Daçaratha bore witness to her innocence), 16548, (16558); Agni says that he dwells within the bodies of all creatures.—[§ 548f (Āraṇeyap.): III, 315, 17463 (Hutāçana, entering into water and remaining in concealment, achieved the purpose of the gods).§ 549b (Pāṇḍavapraveçap.): IV, 2, 38 (Agni, desirous of consuming the forest of Khāṇḍava, had formerly appeared in the guise of a brahman before Arjuna while he was staying with Kṛṣṇa), 42 (tejasvinām varaḥ); 4, 104 (°rad).—§ 552 (Gograhanaap.): shows interest for Arjuna (IV, 46 and 56), allusion to §§ 254-60 (γ) (IV, 45); one of Arjuna's preceptors in arms (δ and ε) (IV, 45 and 49): 1535 (ekaç cāgnim atarpayat, sc. Arjunaḥ), 1580 (°r Vadurāmakhaḥ), 1770 (°er, sc. vimānam; present at the combat between Arjuna and the Kurus), 1982 (astram Āgneyam Agneç ca, sc. Aham, i.e. Arjuna, arāptavān).—§ 555 (Indravijaya): V, 9-18 (when Nahuṣa had supplanted Indra and had come to Çacī in a chariot drawn by Rṣis, Bṛhaspati sent Agni to find out Indra.
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Agni at first, having in an instant searched the whole world, did not dare to enter the waters from fear of being extinguished, but at last he was prevailed upon to do so, and found Indra in a lotus-sucker in the midst of a lake. Bṛhaspati explained how Nahuṣa had become the king of the gods. Indra bestowed upon Agni a share in great sacrifices, where there should be one share for Indra and Agni (Aindrāgnyo)); V, 12, 395 (devā Agnipurogamāḥ, with Çacī); 13, 409 (do. with Viṣṇu); 15, 479 (did not at first dare to enter the waters), (481), 482 (adbhyo 'gnir, sc. utthitaḥ).—§ 555f (Indravijaya): 16 (Agni is the mouth of all the gods; the carrier of offerings (Havyavah), and himself the best of offerings (havis); hidden, he sojourns in the interior of all beings like a witness, single and threefold; abandoned by him, the universe would forth-with cease to be; by bowing to him the brahmans with their wives and sons attain to the eternal happiness (gatim) acquired by their deeds; having created the three worlds, he, when the hour comes, again consumes them (pacasi); the wise call him identical with the clouds and with the lightning; flames issuing from him support all creatures; all the waters are deposited in him, so is this entire world; to him nothing is unknown in the three worlds), 486-8, 517 (cf. Çarigakop., I, 229, 8353-60).—§ 557 (Prajāgarap.): 33, 1044 (pañcāgnyo manuṣyena paricaryāḥ prayatnataḥ |
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pitā mātṛnir ātmā ca guruç ca, Bharataraṣabha!).—§ 560 (Sanatsujātop.): 46, 1757 (tasmād, i.e. from the Eternal Bhagavat, Agniç ca Somaç ca).—§ 561 (Yānasandhip.): 49, 1918 (Vasavaç cāgnina saha), they with Bṛhaspati, Uçanas, M., Y., Ā., S., Sapt., Viçvāmitra, Aps., etc., worship Brahmān; 52, 2094 (trayastrimçat sumāḥ, sūta! Khāṇḍave 'gnim atar-payat, sc. Arjunaḥ); 60, 2366 (°ḥ sacyakartā syāt Khāṇḍave tat kṛtam smaran); 61, 2387 (yadā hy Agniç ca Vāyuç ca Dharma Indro'çrinav api | kāmayogat pravarateran); 61, 2399 ("A., Vāyvagnī, M., Y., Dharma are not able to rescue those whom I hate," says Duryodhana).—§ 562 (Bhagavadyāuap.): 94, 3335 (hutā°).—§ 564 (Mātaliyop.): 99, 3549 (Asuro 'gniḥ, in Pātāla).—§ 567 (Bhagavadbhap.): 140, 4741 (Agnim juhotu vai Dhaumyaḥ); 142, 4818 (ubhe cāpy Agni-Mārute, sc. astre).—§ 571 (Ulūkadūt.): 160, 5512 (°dattaḥ ca te, i.e. Arjuna's, ratham).—§ 576 (Bhagavadgītōp.): VI, 35, 1285 (i.e. Kṛṣṇa).—§ 581 (Bhīṣmavadbap.): 60, 2674 (bhagavān ivāgnih).—§ 592 (Samçaptakavadbap.): 25, 1084 (yathendrāgni purā Balim).—[§ 594 (Mṛtyu): VII, 52-54]: Urged by the Earth, who was afflicted with the heavy weight of creatures, Brahmān became angry and created Fire that was about to consume the whole universe; Çiva then solicited him, so that he extinguished the Fire and created a woman named Mṛtyu (Death) to destroy the creatures. Cf.
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XII, 257 ff.—§ 597 (Pratijñāp.): 82, 2924 (Nārāyaṇāst mokṣap.): 200, 9260 (agnāv agnir iva nyasto), 9263 (jagadhra jagat kṛtsnam samaye sacarācaram | gacched agnir vahnir Vibhor āṣyam), 9264 (sūryam agniḥ (so B.) syad yathā cāgnim dītākarah); 201, 19457 § 606 (Tripurākhyāna): VIII, 34, 1471 (babhūrasya, i.e. on the arrow of M. shomau (C. Somam) jagat kṛtsnam 2983 (Çakrāgnibhyām iva); 87, Agnir Indraç ca Somaç ca P yasya te pakṣe).—§ 611 17, 912 (°r iva), 92 (Gadāyuddhap.): § 615 (do. br Balarāma). dhāgnau °dattayā, i.e. the lance of Skanda).—§ 615 (Baladevat.): 47, 2742 (*ḥ praṇaṣṭo bhagavān*), 2744 (do.); 54, 3049 (*Indro 'gnir Aryamā caiva yatra prāk pritim āpnuvan*, i.e. on the Yamunā).—§ 623 (Rājadh.): XII, 15β, 439 (*hantā*).—§ 637 (do.): 43, 1506 (i.e. Kṛṣṇa); 47, 1661 (*antarbhūtaḥ*, i.e. Kṛṣṇa).—§ 638β (Rāmop.): 49, 1753 (having got aims from Arjuna Kārtavīrya, *A.* burnt villages, etc., and the hermitage of Āpava).—§ 641 (Rājadh.): 68, 2576 (*v. Āditya*); 78, 2922 (*ajo 'gnir Varuṇo meṣaḥ* . . . *na vikreyaḥ kathañcana*=XIII, 3978); 122, 4511 (*Vibhāvasuḥ*).—§ 656 (Khaḍgotp.): 166, 6201 (*Aser daivatam*).—§ 658 (Kṛṭaghnop.): 171, 6382 (*Vīre devaḥ sūgnayaḥ*, etc., represented by brahmans fed in the house of Virūpākṣa on a certain day of the Kārttika month).—§ 660 (Bhṛgu-Bharadvāja-s.): 182, 6778 (*Agni-Mārutau*, spring from water), 6779 (*Agni-Māruta-samyogāt tataḥ sambhavan mahi*), 6782 (is Brahmán's tejas), 6783 (*Agni-Shomau tu candrārkau nayane tasya*, i.e.
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Brahmán's, *vīrute*).—§ 671β (Bali-Vāsava-s.): 224, 8139 (*āhuç cainam*, i.e. Brahmán, *kecid Agnim kecid āhuḥ Prajāpatim*).—§ 693 (Vṛtravadha): 283 (in order to deliver Indra from the brahmahatyā that issued from the body of Vṛtra, when he had been killed by Indra, Brahmán divided it in four portions; one-fourth was taken by Agni on the condition that it should immediately enter the man who should abstain from offering, etc.), 10174.—§ 696 (MSnSt.): 283, 10354 (=Çiva, 1000 names).—§ 700 (Mokshadh.): 289, 10644 (*Agni-Shomāv idam sarvam*).—§ 702 (do.): 296β, 10837 (*v. Āditya*).—§ 707 (do.): 318, 11708 (if at death the soul escapes through the eyes, the man reaches the region of Agni).—§ 717 (Nārāyaṇīya, *mahāpurushastava*): 339, 12864 (*tarāgnir asyam*, No. 90); 341λ, 18017 (*kiñ ea Brahmā ca Rudraç ca Çakraç ca Balabhit prabhuk | Sūryas Tārādhipo Vāyur Agnir Varuṇa eva ca | Ākāçam Jagati caiva ye çeṣā divaukasaḥ | pralayam na vijānanti ātmanaḥ parinirmitam*).—§ 342††I): 342††I): (Agni (digestive Fire, Nil.) and Soma (food, Nil.), blending together, become transformed into one and the same substance; it is for this reason that the entire universe is said to be pervaded with them; the deities also are said to have Agni for their mouth. .After the dissolution of the universe Brahmán caused Agni (*kṣattram*, i.e. the kṣattriyas) and Soma (*brāhman*, i.e. the brahmans) to spring from his own eyes; the brahmans became endowed with greater energy than the kṣattriyas.
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He who offers food in the mouth of a brahman pours libations into a blazing fire. *Agni* is the hotṛ and brahman of the sacrifice; the brahmans, becoming Agni, uphold the sacrifices and, possessed of learning, further (*bhāvayanti*) Agni; [*being*] Agni [*and*] Vishnu they, entering all creatures, uphold their lifebreaths), 13186 (*Agniṃ mena samyukta ekayonitvam āgataḥ | Agni-Shomamayam jagat kṛtsnam carācaram*), ††13187 (*api hi Purāṇe ekayonyātmakāv Agni-Shomau, devatāç cāgnimakhāḥ*), 13188 (*Agni-Shomau*), ††13194 (*sa Puruṣaḥ*), 13195 (*sūryam Agni-Shoma sasarja*); VII, ††13217 (*yathā sthāneṣu vanaspatiyāni-vanaspatigoshu*), ††13218 (*tathā 13225 f.); IX, ††13218 (*Bhṛguṇā çapto 'gnir*), ††13223 (*tad etad brahmāṇam āryate*), 13225 (*Agni-Shoma-, Anuçāsanik.): XIII, 1, 55 2 (married Sudarçanā 2 (married Sudarçanā hmati and the river ; he is always 132 (*°putre 9 (= Çiva),