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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.s1.262.2

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.s1.262.2

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they are the Asuras and gods is related in the Purāṇa.—§ 99: The six Vainateyāḥ.—§ 100: The six Kādraveyāḥ.—§ 101: The sixteen Devagandharvā Mauneyāḥ.—§ 102: The eight daughters of Prādhā and the ten Devagandharvāḥ Prādheyāḥ.—§ 103: Enumeration of thirteen Apsarases, daughters of Prādhā and the Devarṣi (i.e. Kaçyapa).—§ 104: "Thus I have told you about the birth of all creatures: of Gandharvas, Apsarases, Snakes, Suparnas, R., and M., etc." (I, 65).—§ 107: Brahmaṇo mānasāḥ putrā viditāḥ ṣaṇ maharṣayaḥ.—§ 108: The Rudras, sons of Sthāṇu.—§ 109: Enumeration of the six maharṣis (cf. § 86).—§ 110: The three sons of Aṅgiras.—§ 111: Atri's many sons (not enumerated) were perfect (siddhāḥ) maharṣis.—§ 112: Pulastya's offspring were Rā., the monkeys, K., and Y.—§ 113: Pulaha's offspring were the Ҫalabhas, the lions, Kp., the tigers, Y. (PCR. reads apparently "rkṣā," i.e. bears), and wolves.—§ 114: Kratu's sons were the companions of the Sun (Pataṅgasahacāriṇaḥ, i.e. the Vālakhilyas; so Nil. and PCR.).—§ 115: The ṛṣi Prajāpati Dakṣa sprang from the right toe of Brahmán, and Dakṣa's wife from the left toe of Brahmán; he had lost his sons (naṣṭaputraḥ, v. § 138), but had fifty daughters, whom he made his putrikāḥ; he bestowed ten of them on Dharma, twenty-seven on Indu (i.e. the Moon), thirteen on Kaçyapa. Enumeration of the ten wives of Dharma (dvārāny etāni Dharmasya vihitāni Svayambhuvā). The twenty-seven wives of Soma are all junction-stars of the nakṣatras (nakṣatrayoginyaḥ, VP.