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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.s1.579.3

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.s1.579.3

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c5.s1.579.3

Dhṛtarāshṭra caused Kṛpa and Yuyutsu to remain and made them over to Yudhishthira.—§ 788 (do.), XV, 22: Afflicted with grief, the Pāṇḍavas did not attend to their kingly offices; they set their heart upon seeing Dhṛtarāshṭra, etc., and proceeded towards the forest. 23, 618: Headed by A. (on a chariot with white horses) and Kṛpa, they proceeded slowly (description of the expedition). 24, 646: Sahadeva and Kuntī informed Gāndhārī of the arrival of the Pāṇḍavas, and then advanced towards A., etc. (β), dragging the childless old couple. 25, 658, 662: To the ascetics who had come from diverse regions to see the Pāṇḍavas, Sañjaya pointed out each of them (ιγ). 26: Vidura entered the body of Yudhishthira, but was not cremated; 28, 747 (ε).—§ 789 (Putradarçaap.), XV, 29: The Pāṇḍavas passed about a month in that forest; Vyāsa came; Dhṛtarāṣṭra wished to see his dead children and kinsmen; the grief of Gāndhārī, etc. (δ), was revived; she said that for sixteen years Dhṛtarāṣṭra never slept for grief; and also Kṛṣṇa, etc. (ε), grieved exceedingly; asked by Vyāsa to tell what she wished.—30—Kuntī told the story of Karṇa’s birth; Vyāsa promised to show her Karna. 31: They all proceeded towards the Bhāgīrathī, and waited for the advent of night; at sunset they bathed and finished their evening rites. 32: When night came, Vyāsa plunged into the Bhāgīrathī for a bath and summoned all the deceased warriors, who all rose from the water with a loud uproar.