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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.s1.569.3

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.s1.569.3

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then produced a river of blood, with Rākṣhasas on its banks. At sunset the Kurus (Bhīshma, etc.) withdrew their forces; Arjuna did the same. There was a great uproar among the Kurus: "the Sauviras (π) have all been slain by Arjuna, and he has vanquished Ṣrutāyus, etc. (ρ)."—§ 581 (do.), VI, 60–68: FOURTH DAY: 60, 2656, 2678; 61, 2697: Bhīshma, Droṇa, etc., attacked Arjuna. Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa as incarnations of the old rṣhis Nara and Nārāyaṇa.—§ 582 (do.), VI, 69–74: FIFTH DAY: Bhīshma proceeded in a Makara-array, the Pāṇḍavas in a Ṣyena-array; Arjuna attacked Bhīshma; Duryodhana protected Bhīshma, who was attacked by the Pāṇḍavas headed by Arjuna. (§ 582b, VI, 71): A.'s standard bore the device of a lion's tail and looked like a blazing mountain in the welkin . . . of celestial workmanship . . . with various hues; looking like a rising comet it could not be obstructed by trees. The Kurus were afraid and seemed to melt away. Arjuna encountered Droṇa (ś). Duryodhana urged 25,000 to slay Arjuna, who, however, slew them all. The Matsyas and Kekayas surrounded Arjuna and Abhimanyu. At sunset both parties withdrew their troops.—§ 583 (do.), VI, 75-80: SIXTH DAY: 75, 3303, 3310: The next day the Pāṇḍavas were arranged in the Makara-array, headed by Drupadā and Arjuna. The Pāṇḍavas were protected by A.; the Kauravas fled, mangled by Bhīma and Arjuna.—§ 584 (do.), VI, 81-86: SEVENTH DAY: 81, 3572; 82, 3584; 84, 3743, 3748; 85, 3760;