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.s1.457.3

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In Prāgjyotiṣa, Bhagadatta's son king Vajradatta (description) attacked Arjuna on his elephant, by a fierce battle (XIV, 75) lasting three days, he on one day had his elephant slain, and he promised the horse-sacrifice (XIV, 76). Recollecting Saindhava, mounted on cars, attacked Arjuna's foot; a terrible wind began to blow; both the sun and the moon at once began to tremble; the seven sages breathed hot sighs; Indra poured flesh and blood upon the gods, D.-r., Saptarṣis, and Arjuna, who on this day (XIV, 77), surrender, but in vain, because they only thought of Jayadratha; many were slain; then Duḥśalā, taking her grandson, the son of Suratha [the son of Jayadratha], in her arms, repaired to Arjuna; Arjuna dropped his bow and asked about Suratha; she said that he had died from sorrow when he heard of Arjuna's arrival; she drew a parallel between Suratha's recollecting Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Gāndhārī, and censuring kṣattriya practices and Duryodhana, Arjuna consoled and returned home. At last the horse arrived at Maṇipūra (XIV, 78), where Babhruvāhana, Arjuna's son by Citrāṅgadā, humbly approached Arjuna, together with a number of brahmans, bringing treasure in his van; Arjuna angrily blamed him for having neglected his duty as a kṣattriya. Ulūpī came from within and beheld her [step-]son standing cheerless, and incited him to fight Arjuna, which he did (description of his car); he even caused the sacrificial horse to be seized; gravely wounded, Arjuna praised his son highly;