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.s2.392
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.s2.392
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Abhimanyu attacked Citrasena, etc. (θ). (12) Duryodhana attacked Abhimanyu, and so did Lakṣmaṇa (grandson of Dhṛtarāṣṭra), who had his steeds and charioteer slain, and was carried away by Kṛpa on his chariot. The Sṛñjayas fought with the Kurus with their fists; Bhīṣma slew the troops of the Pāṇḍavas with his celestial weapons (VI, 73). (13) Sātyaki (Yuyudhāna) slew innumerable foes with his arrows; but he destroyed them all with his celestial weapons. Bāhlīka & Bhūriṣravas (d); Sātyaki's combatants fled and were joined him; ten sons of Yuyudhāna & Bhūriṣravas (e); Bāhlīka's son Somadatta) towards the afternoon; slew them; Sātyaki & Bhūriṣravas, each of other's chariot-steeds; Bhīmasena took own chariot, and Duryodhana Bhūriṣravas Pāṇḍavas & Bhīṣma; Duryodhana Arjuna, who, however, slew them Kaikeyas surrounded Arjuna and Bhīṣma caused the troops to be Pāṇḍavas and the Sṛñjayas y. After the night had passed away, the Kurus and the Pāṇḍavas once more set out for battle. Yudhishṭhira caused Dhrṣṭadyumna to dispose the troops in the Makara array: Drupada and Arjuna = head; Sahadeva and Nakula = two eyes; Bhīmasena = beak; Abhimanyu, etc. (a) = neck; Virāṭa and Dhrṣṭaketu and Cekitāna = right wing; Kuntibhoja and Caṭunika = two feet; Cikhaṇḍin, etc. (β) = tail. Bhīṣma disposed his army io the form of a huge crane: Droṇa = beak; Aṣvatthāman and Kṛpa = two eyes; Kṛtavarman, etc. (γ) = head; Ṣarasena and Duryodhana = neck; the Prāgjyotiṣa king, etc. (δ) = breast;
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the Prasthala king Suṣarman = left wing; the Tuṣāras, etc. (e) = right wing; Ṣrutāyus, etc. (ζ) = rear. The Pāṇḍava army was protected by Bhīmasena, etc. (η); the Kaurava army by Bhīṣma, etc. (θ). (1) Bhīmasena & Droṇa, who had his charioteer slain and then himself restrained his steeds. (2) Slaughtered by Droṇa and Bhīṣma, the Sṛñjayas and Kekayas took to flight; and so did the Kauravas, mangled by Bhīma aad Arjuna (VI, 75). Dhṛtarāṣṭra recounted the excellency of the Kaurava army, protected by Droṇa, etc. (ι). Neither men nor Ṛṣis of old ever beheld such an army. That it should yet be slaughtered, he thought was due only to fate (or to the Creator); Vidura had spoken well, but the wicked Duryodhana would not accept (VI, 76). (3) Bhīmasena & the younger brothers of Duryodhana: Duḥṣāsana, etc. (κ); Bhīma left his chariot and took up his mace. (4) Dhrṣṭadyumna (forsaking Droṇa) proceeded towards Ṣakuni; seeing Bhīma's empty chariot, he became afflicted, but was comforted by the words of Viṣoka; he took Bhīma, who was surrounded by foes on all sides, into his chariot. (5) The Dhārtarāṣṭras (Duryodhana, etc.) & Dhrṣṭadyumna (who applied the weapon Pramohana). (6) Droṇa & Drupada (who left the battle); the Somakas were struck with fear. (7) Droṇa, with the weapon Prajñā, neutralized the Pramohana weapon in order to rescue Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons. (8) Yudhishṭhira sent the Kaikeyas, etc. (λ), headed by Abhimanyu, arrayed in a Sūcimukha, to help Bhīma and Dhrṣṭadyumna;
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Dhṛtarāṣṭra's troops were quite helpless, like a lady in the streets. (9) Dhrṣṭadyumna, causing Bhīma to be taken into the chariot of tho Kekaya king, attacked Droṇa, who slew his charioteer and steeds; Dhrṣṭadyumna ascended the chariot of Abhimanyu; Droṇa broke the Pāṇḍava army (VI, 77). (10) Duryodhana & Bhīma (who ascended his own chariot); Bhīma & Citrasena, etc. (11) Yudhishṭhira sent 12 chariot-warriors (Abhimanyu, etc.) to follow Bhīmasena from behind; seeing them, the Dhārtarāṣṭras abandoned Bhīma. In the afternoon Duryodhana attacked Abhimanyu and Bhīmasena; Abhimanyu & Vikarṇa, who had his steeds slain and mounted on the chariot of Citrasena; Abhimanyu & Durjaya and Vikarṇa; Duḥṣāsana & the five Kekaya brothers; Draupadeyāḥ & Duryodhana (VI, 78). (12) The Sindhu king came to the rescue of Duryodhana; Kṛpa caused Duryodhana to mount his own chariot; Jayadratha & Bhīmasena. (13) Dhrṣṭaketu, etc. (ν), & the sons of Dhārtarāṣṭra; Abhimanyu & Vikarṇa (who had his charioteer and steeds slain, and was himself pierced); Durmukha & Ṣrutakarman (who had his steeds slain); Sutasoma took Ṣrutakarman into his own chariot; Ṣrutakīrti & Jayasena (Dhārtarāṣṭra); Caṭunika & Jayasena; Duṣkarṇa & Caṭunika, who slew Duṣkarṇa; Caṭunika was surrounded by foes. (14) The five Kekaya brothers & the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra: Durmukha, etc. (ξ). About sunset Bhīṣma broke the ranks of the Pāṇḍavas; and so did Yudhishṭhira, having smelt the heads of Dhrishṭadyumna and Bhīmasena (VI, 79).
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Duryodhana sought Bhīshma in the night and gave expression to his grief at the success of the Pāṇḍavas; Bhīshma promised to do his best, at which Duryodhana was delighted (VI, 80).—§ 584: THE SEVENTH DAY: Bhīshma disposed his troops in a Maṇḍala array (description), protected by Bhīshma, who was again protected by Citrasena, etc.; Duryodhana looked like Cakra himself. Then the Dhārtarāshṭras began to proceed, facing the west. Yudhishṭhira disposed his troops in a Vajra array. (1) Droṇa & the Matsya king; Acvatthāman & Cikhaṇḍin; Duryodhana & Dhrishṭadyumna; Nakula and Sahadeva & the Madra king; Vinda and Anuvinda & Irāvat; many kings & Arjuna; Bhīmasena & Sātyaki; Citrasena & etc. (β) (sons of Dhṛtarāshṭra); Ghaṭotkaca & the Prāgjyotisha king; Alambusha & Sātyaki; Bhūriçravas & Dhrishṭaketu; Yudhishṭhira & king Çrutāyus; Cekitāna & Kṛpa. Others proceeded against Bhīma, and thousands against Arjuna, among others the Trigarta king with his brothers. D., D.-r., G., and U. wondered, beholding the two Kṛshṇas (i.e. Kṛshṇa and Arjuna). Arjuna invoked the Aindra weapon; the foes fled, but were rescued by Bhīshma (VI, 81). (2) After Suçarman had ceased fighting, and the Kuru army had been routed by Arjuna, and Bhīshma had proceeded against the chariot of Arjuna, Duryodhana exhorted the kings and Suçarman to protect Bhīshma, who resembled the planet Çukra (Venus) and was surrounded by the Trigartas.
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Droṇa & the Matsya king (Virāṭa), who mounted the chariot of Çankha (his son), who was slain by Droṇa; Virāṭa fled. Cikhaṇḍin & Acvatthāman; Cikhaṇḍin descended, fought first with a sword, then mounted Sātyaki's chariot. Sātyaki & Alambusha; Sātyaki employed the Aindra weapon which he had obtained from Arjuna, and destroyed the creations of Alambusha's illusive power; Alambusha fled. Dhrishṭadyumna & Duryodhana, who was forced to descend, mounted Çakuni's chariot. Kṛtavarman & Bhīmasena; Kṛtavarman went to the chariot of Vṛshaka in the very sight of Çalya and Yudhishṭhira (VI, 82). Dhṛtarāshṭra spoke to Sañjaya about the cheerfulness of the Pāṇḍavas and the cheerlessness of the Kurus, which he thought was destiny. (3) In the forenoon: the two Avanti princes & Irāvat (the daughter's son of the king of the Nāgas); Anuvinda mounted the chariot of Vinda; the horses ran away with the chariot. Ghaṭotkaca & Bhagadatta; D., G., and R. came there; except Ghaṭotkaca, the other Pāṇḍava warriors fled, but rallied. (4) The Prāgjyotisha king & Ghaṭotkaca, who fled. The ruler of the Madras (Çalya) & the twins; Nakula must mount the chariot of Sahadeva; Çalya was borne away by his charioteer (VI, 83). When the sun reached the meridian: Yudhishṭhira & Çrutāyus; D., G., and Bā. trembled; R. and D. prayed for the peace of the world; Çrutāyus fled, and the troops of Duryodhana turned away. Cekitāna & Kṛpa; Cekitāna was forced to descend, and took up a mace, and then a sword;
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Karakarcha took Cekitāna into his chariot, and Çakuni took Kṛpa into his. Dhrishṭaketu & Bhūriçravas (the son of Somadatta); Dhrishṭaketu mounted the chariot of Çatānīka.