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.s1.569.1

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two armies, so that he might see who had assembled to fight. Beholding his relatives, etc., Arjuna was filled with compassion and overcome with despondency, and refused to fight. Kṛṣṇa appeals to Arjuna to shake off his despondency, but in vain. Kṛṣṇa then explained to Arjuna the nature and the attributes of the soul, and the folly of grieving for the dead, and exhorted him to fulfil the duties of his caste by fighting like a man, and to concern himself with work for work's sake and not for the sake of its results, etc. (Bhagavadgītā). Arjuna praised Kṛṣṇa; his delusion was destroyed, and he once more seized the Gāṇḍīva.—§ 577 (Bhīshmav.): VI, 43, (1543), 1560: Beholding A. again seizing the Gāṇḍīva, the Pāṇḍavas and Somakas were filled with joy.—§ 578 (do.), VI, 44–51: THE FIRST DAY'S ENCOUNTER: 45, 1678; 49, 1994, 1998, 2017; 50, 2072: Bhīshma attacked Arjuna; Abhimanyu was regarded equal to Arjuna; placing himself in front of Caṅkha, A. attacked Bhīshma; Caṅkha mounted Arjuna's chariot; Bhīshma abandoned Arjuna, and attacked Drupada. The Pāṇḍavas were routed, the sun set, and the Pāṇḍavas withdrew their forces. Arjuna was indifferent; Kṛṣṇa consoled Yudhishṭhira, who recommended the array called Krauñcāruṇa. When morning dawned, Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna placed Arjuna in the van of the army; (§ 578e, VI, 50) A.'s standard was created at Indra's command by the celestial artificer. A.