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.s2.839.2

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After Kṛṣṇa had gone, Yudhiṣṭhira dismissed all his brothers and the Somakas and slept happily that night, and so did the Pāñcālas and the Pāṇḍavas, delighted with Karṇa's fall (IX, 7).—§ 611: The BATTLE OF THE FORENOON OF THE EIGHTEENTH DAY. After that night had passed away, the Kuru army, urged by Duryodhana, prepared for battle; the leaders, Kṛpa, etc. (α), resolved to fight unitedly ("or be stained with the five great sins and all the minor sins"). Then, with Çalya at their head, they quickly proceeded against the foes. Similarly, the Pāṇḍavas. Asked by Dhṛtarāṣṭra about Çalya's slaughter by Yudhiṣṭhira and Duryodhana's by Bhīmasena, Sañjaya related: Çalya proceeded with horses of the Sindhu breed yoked unto his chariot, at the head of the army, accompanied by the Madrakas and the sons of Karṇa; enumeration of warriors on the left (β), on the right (γ), in the rear (δ), in the centre (ε); Çakuni and Ulūka surrounded by a large force of cavalry, etc. The mighty bowmen amongst the Pāṇḍavas divided themselves into three bodies, and rushed against the Kurus; Dhṛṣṭadyumna, etc. (ζ), against the army of Çalya; Yudhiṣṭhira with his troops against Çalya alone; Arjuna against Kṛtavarman and the Saṃcāptakas; Bhīmasena, etc. (η), against Kṛpa; Nakula and Sahadeva against Çakuni and Ulūka. Requested by Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Sañjaya enumerated the relative strength of the two armies (θ) (IX, 8). The commencement of the battle (description); a terrible slaughter on both sides.