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.s1.19

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Ābhīrāma = Çiva (1000 names²). Ābhīrāmā, v. Pūrvābhīrāmā. Ābhīru, a king (rājarṣisattamah), who was an incarnation of the sixth of the eight Asuras of the family of the Kāleyāḥ: I, 67, 2689 (Amçavat., § 130). Abhisāra, a people (cf. VP., II, 174-5; "bordering on Kashmir, to the south and west") (= Abhī°). Together with other barbarous tribes they fight Arjuna on the 14th day of the great battle, VII, 938, 3380 (printed Dārvā-tisāra . . .) (Jayadrathavadhap.). They are mentioned by Kṛṣṇa among the auxiliaries of Duryodhana, VIII, 73, 3652 (Dārvā°) (Karṇap.), on the 17th day of the battle. Abhisāra (= the preced.), enumerated by Sañjaya among the people of Bhāratavarṣa: VI, 9, 361 (Ju°kha°). Abhisārī, a town conquered by Arjuna (q.v.) on his Digvijaya: II, 27, 1027 (cf. VP., II, 174 f.; ZkDM., II, 45). Abhiṣāha, a people (=°bhī°); with other barbarous tribes they attack Arjuna at the instigation of Duḥśāsana on the 19th day of the great battle, VI, 117p, 5485 (B. has Abhī°) (Bhīṣmav.). Abhiṣāha, a people (=the preced.): (a) first day of the battle: VI, 18c, 688 (follow the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra when going to battle) (Bhagavadgītāp.).—(b) 9th day; VI, 106r, 4809 (defend Bhīṣma; otherwise PCR.) (Bhīṣmav.).—(c) 10th day: VI, 119aa, 5648 (defend in vain Bhīṣma, when he is slain by Arjuna) (Bhīṣmav.).—(d) 14th day: VII, 91β, 3254 (attempt to prevent Arjuna from killing Jayadratha) (Jayadrathavadhap.); 93γ, 3339 (they angrily attack Arjuna, after he has slain Çrutāyudha and Sudakṣiṇa) (do.); 150β¹, 6526 (Duryodhana complains that they have been slain in defending Jayadratha, etc.) (do.).—After the 15th day: VIII, 5, 127 (Sañjaya relates to Dhṛtarāṣṭra that they have been slain) (Karṇap.). Abhiṣechanika(m) parva: I, 2, 350 (Dharmarājasya dhāmataḥ), i.e. XII, 40 (Yudhiṣṭhirābhiṣekah) (Parvas). Abhiṣyanta, the second of the five sons of Kuru and Vāhinī: I, 94, 3740 (Pūruvamç., § 154). Abhivādya = Çiva (1000 names). Acala¹, brother-in-law of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, brother of Çakuni: II, 34, 1266 (A Vṛṣhaka caiva Karṇaç ca . . .; attends at Yudhiṣṭhira's rājasuya (Rājasūyikap.).—V, 168, 5808 (A Vṛṣhaka caiva sahitau dhārtarāv ubhau . . . Gāndhāra-mukhyau; a "ratha" of Duryodhana's) (Rathātir.).—VII, 30, 1303 (*Vṛṣhakēcalau*), 1309 (id.), 1310 (id.); *śyālan tava*, i.e. Dhṛtarāṣhṭra's), 1312 (*Vṛṣhaka°au*) (slain by Arjuna on the 12th day of the battle) (Saṃcaptakavadhaḥ).—XV, 5, 130 (id.) (Karṇa p.).—XI, 26, 790 (burnt with the others who have fallen in the battle) (Çrāddhap.).—XV, 32, 879 (together with the others who have fallen in the battle is conjured by Vyāsa from the Gaṅgā and shown to Dhṛtarāṣhṭra and Gāndhārī, when towards the close of their lives they visit his hermitage) (Putradarçaṇa p.).