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.s1.17

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notwithstanding the *Matsyas*, etc. (σ); they are all checked by Jayadratha (VII, 43). Abhimanyu vanquished Vṛṣasena, who was borne away from the battle, and slew Vasātiya and many others (VII, 44). Abhimanyu seized Satyacaras and routed the Kurus; Rukmaratha (the son of Śalya) & Abhimanyu, who slew him and his friends (100 princes) with the Gāndharva-weapon (δ), though they were assisted by Duryodhana, who was filled with fear and fled (VII, 45). Droṇa, etc. (τ), & Abhimanyu, who beats them back except Lakṣmaṇa (who is followed by Duryodhana), who is slain. Duryodhana urged the troops to slay Abhimanyu; Droṇa, etc. (υ), encompassed Abhimanyu, who seeks Jayadratha; Krātha's son was slain, the others fled (VII, 46). Droṇa, etc. (φ), & Abhimanyu + Yudhiṣṭhira supporting Jayadratha; Karṇa has one ear cut off; Abhimanyu slew Vṛndāraka and Bṛhadbala (VII, 47); Abhimanyu once more pierced Karṇa in the ear, and slew the son of the Magadha-king, and Aṣvaketu, and the Bhoja prince of Marttikāvata (bearing the device of an elephant); the son of Duḥśāsana & Abhimanyu; Aśvatthāman & do.; Abhimanyu & Śalya, who mounts another car; Abhimanyu slew Catruñjaya, etc. (χ); Abhimanyu & Cakuni, who tells Duryodhana to take counsel with Droṇa and Kṛpa, etc., about the means of slaying Abhimanyu; Karṇa asks Droṇa about the means of slaying Abhimanyu; Droṇa, saying that he is gratified by Abhimanyu's prowess, tells Karṇa, who is very afflicted with arrows, to cut off his bow, etc. Karṇa then cut off Abhimanyu's bow, Kṛtavarman slew his steeds, and Kṛpa slew his two Pūrṣṇi charioteers; Abhimanyu, then attacked by six car-warriors, fights with the sword, which is cut off by Droṇa, while Karṇa cut off his shield (VII, 48); then Abhimanyu fought with a wheel; then with a mace; Abhimanyu & Aśvatthāman; Abhimanyu slew (? apothayat) Subala's son Kulikeya, and slew 77 Gāndhāra followers of his, and 10 Brahma-Vasātiyas (punar Brahma-Vasātiyan, C.; B. has punas caiva Vasātiyān), 7 Kaikayas (Kaikayānām, C.; B. has Kokayānām), and 10 elephants; Abhimanyu & Duḥśāsana's son, who slays Abhimanyu. Invisible creatures censure the cowardly act of the Kurus headed by Droṇa and Karṇa. The Pāṇḍava divisions fly, but are rallied by Yudhiṣṭhira (VII, 49). In the evening the Kurus withdrew to their encampment. Rā. and Pṛ., etc., on the field of battle (VII, 50). Yudhiṣṭhira laments on the fall of Abhimanyu (VII, 51).—§ 594: Vyāsa comes and consoles him ("death takes all: D., Dā., G., without exception"), relating to him the ancient story of what Nārada had said in days of old to Akampana (q.v.). "This story is purifying, etc.; cast off thy grief; Abhimanyu has attained to heaven; sprung from Soma, he has disappeared in the lunar essence, cleansed from all his purities" (VII, 54).—§ 595: Vyāsa recites to Yudhiṣṭhira the story of Śṛñjaya (q.v.), to whom Nārada told the story of Suvarṇaka (VII, 55-70). Vyāsa says that Abhimanyu has attained to the eternal goal which is attained by Yogins, and that we who are in heaven never prefer this world to heaven, nor do we that stand in need of our grief, and that he has gone to heaven; his sins increase for those who grieve. Then Vyāsa disappeared, and Yudhiṣṭhira, in his grief, bat-"what shall we do?"