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.s1.560
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.s1.560
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Arjuna¹ Kārtavīrya, Haihaya king. § 169 (Paraçu-Rāma): I, 104, 4173 (*Haihayādhipatiḥ*; killed by Paraçu-Rāma).—§ 376 (Tīrthay.): III, 85, 8273 (*Kārtavīryārjuno yathā*).—§ 394 (Tīrthay.): III, 115: The Haihaya king Arjuna had 1,000 arms, and, by the favour of Dattātreya, he had obtained a golden vimāna that could proceed everywhere without obstruction, and ruled over all beings (*Bhūtān!*). The gods and ṛṣis asked Viṣṇu to kill him. On his celestial vimāna, Arjuna affronted Indra, when he was sporting with Çaçī. After having held a consultation with Indra, Viṣṇu went to his hermitage Badarī (for continuation v. Jamadagni), 10135 (*Haihayādhipatiḥ*), 10140.—§ 397 (Jamadagni): III, 116: Once, when the sons of Jamadagni had gone out, Arjuna Kārtavīrya, the lord of the country near the sea-shore (*Anūpapatiḥ*), came to the hermitage, and, being received hospitably by Reṇukā (the wife of Jamadagni), carried off the calf of the *homadhenu* and pulled down the trees. As Jamadagni told Rāma this, Rāma rushed towards Arjuna, and cut down his 1,000 arms with his arrows, and killed him. The heirs of Arjuna came while Rāma was away, and shot Jamadagni to death with their arrows.
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When they had gone away Rāma returned to the hermitage (III, 116), 10195.—§ 398 (Paruça-Rāma): III, 117: After having lamented for and cremated his father, Rāma vowed the slaughter of the entire kshattriya caste, killed Kārtavīrya's sons, etc.—§ 638d (Rāmop.): XII, 49: Meanwhile the virtuous kshattriya, the Haihaya king Arjuna Kārtavīrya, with 1,000 arms through the grace of Dattātreya, having subjugated the whole earth with its mountains and seven islands, became a powerful emperor, and gave away the earth to the brahmans in a horse-sacrifice. Solicited by Agni, he once gave alms to that deity, who sprung from the point of his shaft, i.e. Agni burnt villages, etc., and he burnt also the retreat of Āpava (=Vasiṣṭha), who cursed Arjuna, saying that Rāma should lop off his arms. Always devoted to peace, always regardful of brahmans, etc., Arjuna did not mind that curse. His sons, always haughty and cruel, seized and brought away the calf of Jamadagni's *homa*-cow, without the knowledge of Arjuna. Rāma lopped off the arms of Arjuna and brought back the calf;
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the sons of Arjuna came and slew Jamadagni in the absence of Rāma, who vowed to free the earth of kshattriyas, and slaughtered all the sons and grandsons of Arjuna, aud 1,000 Haihayas, and freed the earth of all kshattriyas, etc., 1750 (*Kṛtavīryālmajo*, Haihayādhipaḥ), 1757, 1758, 1759, 1763, 1764 (*'sya sutāḥ*).—§ 772b (Pāṇavarjunas.): XIII, 153ff: The Haihaya king Arjuna Kārtavīrya with 1,000 arms became the lord of this whole world (i.e. the earth), residing in Māhiṣmatī; he gave large gifts to Dattātreya, who granted him four boons: that he should have 1,000 arms in battle, but only two at home; that he should subjugate the whole earth righteously; and reign with vigilance; and that whenever he might happen to go wrong, the righteous should set him right. *A.* now regarded himself as having no equal. An invisible voice said that the brahman is superior to the kshattriya; *A.* maintained that the brahmans take refuge with the kshattriyas; "I shall bring the skin-clad brahmans under my sway." Vāyu (Wind) warned *A.*, addressing him from the air, etc. At last Arjuna praised the brahmans, mentioning Dattātreya. Vāyu told him always to protect them; "a terrible danger threatens thee from the Bhṛgus; that will take place after a time," 7186 (*Arjunasya saṃvādam Pavanāsya ca*), (7199), 7207, (7211); 154, 7225; 157, 7291, 7305; 158, 7326, 7349, (7350).—§ 782c (Brāhmaṇagītā): XIV, 29, 818, (822): The 1,000 armed king Kārtavīryārjuna conquered the whole earth with his bow;
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once he showered hundreds of arrows at the ocean. The ocean asked him to desist, as he injured the creatures in the waters; Arjuna asked if there existed any bowman who was his equal in shooting. The Ocean named Rāma Jāmadagnya. Arjuna came and began to trouble him; Rāma burnt his troops and prostrated him with his battle-axe and drove away his kinsmen to the mountain fastnesses; their progeny became Vṛṣhalas owing to their inability to find brahmans: so the Draviḍas, etc. Cf. Paraçu-Rāma (*d*).—Cf. also Anūpapati, Haihaya, Haihayendra, Haihayādhipati, Haihayarshabha, Haihayaçreshṭha, Kārtavīrya.