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.s1.567.1

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having set out to insult the Pāṇḍavas under the pretext of supervising their cattle stations, was vanquished by the Gandharva king Citrasena; Duryodhana was made captivo, and the soldiers took refuge with Yudhishṭhira, who prevailed upon Arjuna to rescue Duryodhana, he being himself prohibited by a sacrifice. 244: As the Gandharvas would not set free Duryodhana, etc., as requested by Arjuna, a fierce battle ensued. 245, 14984, 15001, 15002, 15003, 15004, 15005: The Gandharvas in vain attempted to break the cars of the Pāṇḍavas; especially Arjuna sent millions of them to the abode of Yama by means of his Āgneya weapon. The Gandharvas then rose up to the skies, taking the Dhārtarāshṭras with them, showering maces, darts, etc., upon Arjuna, who killed them with weapons Sthūṇākarṇa (C. Sthūla°), Indrajāla, Saura, Āgneya, and Saumya. At last Citrasena rushed at Arjuna, armed with a mace of iron; when Arjuna had cut that mace into seven pieces with his arrows, Citrasena, by means of his science, concealed himself from the view of Arjuna, and thus continued to fight with him; but Arjuna destroyed his power of concealing himself by shooting at him with his celestial arms, guided by the sound (śabdavedham samācṛitya). Then Citrasena showed himself to Arjuna, reminding him that he was his friend, and the battle was interrupted.