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.s3.452.5

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his weapons, that had not been exhausted for four days and one night, now became exhausted on the third part of the fifth day. Droṇa took up another celestial bow which Aṅgiras had given him; a fierce encounter took place between Droṇa and Dhṛṣṭadyumna; none else had arrows of that kind that Droṇa used in close fight except Kṛpa, etc. (ξ); Sātyaki rescued Dhṛṣṭadyumna and was applauded by Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna, and the Si., etc. (VII, 191). Duryodhana, Karṇa, and Kṛpa + Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons & Sātyaki + Yudhiṣṭhira, etc. (ο); Yudhiṣṭhira urged his troops against Droṇa (in order to aid Dhṛṣṭadyumna), who again used the Brāhma weapon; Bhīma took up Dhṛṣṭadyumna on his own chariot, and urged him to slay Droṇa quickly; both Dhṛṣṭadyumna and Droṇa invoked the Brāhma weapon, etc.; Dhṛṣṭadyumna began to slay the Vaçātis, etc. (π); Bhīma again reminded Droṇa of Aśvatthāman's death, calling upon Karṇa, Kṛpa, and Duryodhana to exert carefully in battle. Droṇa laid his weapons aside, devoted himself to yoga, and proceeded to heaven (Brahmaloka) in the company of the foremost of R., in a blaze of light, that only Sañjaya, etc. (ρ), saw; Dhṛṣṭadyumna cut off Droṇa's head—though forbidden by Arjuna and blamed by everybody—and threw it down amongst the Kurus, who ran away in all directions, except Aśvatthāman. Sañjaya, through the grace of Vyāsa, beheld Droṇa's proceeding after he had ascended the sky. The Kurus, the Pāṇḍavas, and the Sṛñjayas all became dejected and ran away;