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.s1.569.2
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.s1.569.2
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blows the Devadatta.—§ 579 (do.), VI, 52–55: SECOND DAY: 52, 2128, 2132, 2142, 2144, 2163, 2167, 2168, 2172, 2189; 55, 2383, 2391, 2393: Bhīshma shot on A., etc. (a); A. told Kṛṣṇa to drive his chariot before Bhīshma; only Bhīshma, Droṇa, and Karṇa were able to encounter Arjuna; encounter between Bhīshma and A., who was surrounded by Sātyaki, etc.; the Kurus were routed; A. and Kṛṣṇa blew their conchs.—§ 580 (do.), VI, 56–59: THIRD DAY: 58, 2487; 59, 2563, 2586, 2588, 2621, 2639, 2646: Arjuna and Dhr̥ṣṭadyumna formed an array in the shape of the half-moon, with Arjuna on the left wing; Arjuna fought with the Kauravas, who could not be defeated, as they were protected by Droṇa; and the Pāṇḍavas could not be defeated as they were protected by Arjuna and Bhīma; at last Bhīshma, etc. (c), broke the ranks of the Pāṇḍavas. D., Dā., G., Pṛ., U., and Rā. eulogized Arjuna. Arjuna routed the Kaurava army, and their flight could not be checked by Bhīshma and Droṇa, but was checked by Duryodhana. Kṛṣṇa told Arjuna to fight Bhīshma; he and Arjuna were both wounded by Bhīshma, and the Pāṇḍavas army was routed; Bhīshma ordered Droṇa, etc. (μ), to attack Arjuna; the grandson of Ṣini (i.e. Sātyaki=Yuyudhāna) came to Arjuna's assistance. Kṛṣṇa jumped down from the chariot with his discus Sudarṣana in his hand, and rushed towards Bhīshma, but was held back by Arjuna; then Duryodhana, etc. (ν), attacked Arjuna, who invoked the Māhendra weapon and checked the Kaurava host; A.