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.s4.251
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.s4.251
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Bhīma & Aṣvatthāman + Duryodhana; Yudhishṭhira slew the Ambaṣṭhas, etc. (εε), Bhīma the Abhiṣāhas, etc. (εε), Arjuna the Yaudheyas, etc. (ζζ). Droṇa employed the Vāyavya weapon; the Pāñcālas fled, but were rallied by Bhīma and Arjuna, who attacked Droṇa from both sides together with the Sṛñjayas, etc.; the Kauravas fled; Duryodhana and Droṇa endeavoured in vain to rally them (VII, 161). Sātyaki (with white steeds of the Sindhu breed) + Bhīmasena & Somadatta (Bāhlīka's son), who was slain by Sātyaki. Yudhishṭhira + Pāṇḍavas + Prabhadrakas & Droṇa; Droṇa and Yudhishṭhira employed the Vāyavya weapon. Kṛshṇa dissuaded Yudhishṭhira from fighting with Droṇa; he should go to Duryodhana, Arjuna, and Bhīma (VII, 162). Droṇa, etc. (ηη), afflicted one another and the troops; both armies were dejected. The remnants of the slaughtered army were once more disposed in array; Droṇa in the van, Ṣalya in the rear, Aṣvatthāman and Ṣakuni on the right and left flanks; Duryodhana protected all the troops. Duryodhana ordered his troops to take up lighted lamps and torches. D., R., G., D.-ṛ., V.-D., Aps., N., Y., U., and K. also took np lamps, and many lamps came from Nārada and Parvata for Duryodhana's sake. (Description); the glare reached the skies, and awakened by it, D., G., Y., R., etc., and Aps. came there (VII, 163). Duryodhana appointed his brothers Vikarṇa, etc. (θθ), to protect Droṇa from the rear; Kṛtavarman should protect his right wheel, and Ṣala his left.
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The remnants of the Trigartas he placed in the van; especially Droṇa should be protected against Dhṛṣṭadyumna; "Karṇa will vanquish Arjuna, Bhīmasena, and others." Arjuna & the Kauravas; Aṣvatthāman & the Pāñcāla ruler; Droṇa & the Sṛñjayas (VII, 164). Yudhishṭhira commanded all his warriors to proceed against Droṇa alone. The Pāñcālas & the Somakas & Droṇa; Kṛtavarman & Yudhishṭhira (advancing against Droṇa); Yuyudhāna & Bhūri; Karṇa & Sahadeva (advancing in order to get at Droṇa); Duryodhana & Bhīmasena; Ṣakuni & Nakula; Kṛpa & Ṣikhaṇḍin; Duḥṣāsana & Pratividhya; Aṣvatthāman & Ghaṭotkaca; Vṛṣasena & Drupada (advancing against Droṇa); Ṣalya & Virāṭa (advancing in order to slay Droṇa); Ṣitrasena & Nakula's son Ṣatānika (advancing in order to slay Droṇa); Alambusha & Arjuna; Dhṛṣṭadyumna & Droṇa, etc.; Yudhishṭhira retreated, and Kṛtavarman once more began to protect the wheel of Droṇa's chariot (VII, 165). Bhūri & Sātyaki who slew him. Aṣvatthāman & Sātyaki; Ghaṭotkaca & Aṣvatthāman, who swooned away, but then made Ghaṭotkaca insensible, who was borne away by his charioteer. Bhīma crushed the steeds, the charioteer, and the chariot of Duryodhana, who ascended Nandaka's chariot, and was regarded as slain, also by Yudhishṭhira, who rushed to Bhīma. The Pāñcālas, etc. (ιι), & Droṇa (VII, 166). Karṇa & Sahadeva, who was worsted by Karṇa, who touched him with his bow and scoffed at him (κκ), but did not slay him, recollecting the words of Kuntī;
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Sahadeva ascended the chariot of the Pāñcāla prince Janamejaya. Virāṭa & Ṣalya, who deprived him of his chariot and then slew Virāṭa's brother Ṣatānika; ooce more Virāṭa (ascending Ṣatānika's chariot) & Ṣalya, who made him insensible; Virāṭa was carried away by his charioteer; the host fled away. Alambusha (with terrible-looking Piṣācas of equine faces yoked to his chariot; description) & Arjuna (+ Kṛshṇa), who vanquished him; Alambusha fled away. Arjuna quickly proceeded towards Droṇa, slaughtering men, etc.; they all fled (VII, 167). Ṣitrasena (Dhṛtarāshṭra) & Nakula's son Ṣatānika, who vanquished him; Ṣitrasena ascended Kṛtavarman's chariot; Vṛṣasena & Drupadā, who swooned and was carried off by his charioteer; Vṛṣasena caused a great slaughter among the Pañcālas and the Somakas, and then proceeded to Yudhishṭhira. Duḥśāsana (Dhārtarāshṭra) & Prativindhya, who was vanquished by him and rescued by his brothers, ascended the chariot of Sutasoma and continued to fight Duḥśāsana, to whose assistance many warriors rushed, and a fierce battle ensued (VII, 168). Nakula & Cakuni, who was carried away by his charioteer; Nakula proceeded towards Droṇa. Śikhaṇḍin (proceeding towards Droṇa) & Kṛpa; (Śikhaṇḍin was carried away by his charioteer); the Pañcālas and Somakas surrounded him, and Dhārtarāshṭra's sons surrounded Droṇa. A battle commenced once more (description) (VII, 169). Dhṛshṭadyumna (+ the Pañcālas and Pāṇḍavas) & Droṇa; D., G., and Dū. wished prosperity to Droṇa;
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Karṇa, etc. (λλ) (in order to rescue Droṇa) & Dhṛshṭadyumna; Dhṛshṭadyumna & Drumasena, whom he slew; the six chariot warriors & Dhṛshṭadyumna; Sātyaki (in order to rescue Dhṛshṭadyumna) & Karṇa; the sons of Dhṛtarāshṭra + Karṇa + Karṇa's son Vṛṣasena & Dhṛshṭadyumna + Sātyaki; Gāṇḍīva was heard, and the sound of Arjuna's chariot. Karṇa counselled Duryodhana to encompass and slay Dhṛshṭadyumna and Sātyaki; Duryodhana dispatched Cakuni with a large force (also Duḥśāsana, etc. (μμ)) against Arjuna, to slay Arjuna, etc. (vv); a great fight commenced. Cakuni, etc., & Sātyaki; Droṇa & Dhṛshṭadyumna + the Pañcālas (VII, 170). Sātyaki was surrounded by many leaders of the Kuru army; Duryodhana & Yuyudhāna, who forced him to fly away (having mounted the chariot of Kṛtavarman), and routed the foes with whom he was engaged. Arjuna & Cakuni (+ his son Ulūka), whom he deprived of his chariot; Cakuni ascended the chariot of Ulūka; Arjuna slew the Kuru army. Kṛshṇa and Arjuna blew their conches. Dhṛshṭadyumna & Droṇa, whom Dhṛshṭadyumna checked and caused an immense carnage. Dhṛshṭadyumna, etc. (ξξ), blew their conches (VII, 171). Duryodhana in anger addressed Droṇa and Karṇa (oo), who furiously attacked and routed the Pāṇḍava army; Droṇa, etc. (ππ); the Pāṇḍava host fled, throwing down their torches before the eyes of Bhīmasena, etc. (ρρ), pursued by Droṇa and Karṇa; Arjuna and Kṛshṇa rallied the retreating troops (σσ);
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a wild battle ensued between the Kurus (especially Droṇa and Karṇa) and the Pāṇḍavas (especially Yudhishṭhira) (description) (VII, 172). Karṇa & Dhṛshṭadyumna, who was deprived of his chariot by him, but then slew his steeds and ascended the chariot of Arjuna and desired to proceed, but was stopped by Yudhishṭhira. Karṇa routed the Pañcālas, who, with the Somakas, attacked Karṇa. Meanwhile Karṇa's charioteer had yoked other white steeds of the Sindhu breed to his chariot. The Pañcāla host (and the Sṛñjayas) fled (description); others, only observed by Droṇa, fled away on all sides. Yudhishṭhira and Arjuna (and Kṛshṇa) conversed about Karṇa; Arjuna asked Kṛshṇa to proceed towards Karṇa. Kṛshṇa said that none except Arjuna and Ghaṭotkaca could encounter him; but Arjuna must not do it, as long as he had the lance given him by Indra; "but Ghaṭotkaca (who had celestial weapons, as also those used by Rā. and As.), would vanquish Karṇa." They prevailed upon Ghaṭotkaca to encounter Karṇa (ττ); "thou, O Ghaṭotkaca, Sātyaki, and Bhīmasena are the foremost among all our warriors; Sātyaki will protect thy rear." Ghaṭotkaca & Karṇa (VII, 173). Duryodhana urged Duḥśāsana to protect Karṇa against Ghaṭotkaca. Meanwhile the Rā. Jaṭāsura's son Alambusha said to Duryodhana that he wished to slay the Pāṇḍavas in order to avenge his father, whom they had slain, performing some Rā.-slaying incantations. Duryodhana urged him to slay Ghaṭotkaca. Alambusha & Ghaṭotkaca;
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both resorted to their power of illusion (vv); Ghaṭotkaca slew Alambusha and threw his head upon Duryodhana's chariot, promising that he should also see the slaughter of Karṇa and then his own. Ghaṭotkaca & Karṇa (VII, 174). Requested by Dhṛtarāshṭra, Sañjaya described Ghaṭotkaca's person, armour, weapons, and chariot; then the encounter between Karṇa & Ghaṭotkaca, who employed Rā.-illusion, and even destroyed the celestial weapon of Karṇa; a Vāyavya weapon was employed by Karṇa to destroy clouds; Ghaṭotkaca was once seen on a chariot, created by illusion, yoked with a number of asses, looking like elephants, and having the faces of Piśācas; Ghaṭotkaca employed an aśani of Rudra's workmanship, furnished with eight wheels; there appeared many Rā., Pṛ., and Yātudhānas, etc. (VII, 175). Meanwhile, the Rā. Alāyudha, with many thousands of Rā., came to Duryodhana, and said that he wished to avenge his kinsmen Baka and Kirmīra, and his friend Hiḍimbā, and the marriage of Hiḍimbā, by slaying all the sons of Kuntī, especially Bhīma, with Kṛshṇa, Ghaṭotkaca, etc. Duryodhana urged him to slay Bhīma. Alāyudha's chariot, steeds, weapons, etc., were pretty much as those of Ghaṭotkaca's (description) (VII, 176). The Kurus with Duryodhana welcomed Alāyudha, having been (with Droṇa, etc. (φφ)), very anxious about Karṇa, who was engaged with Ghaṭotkaca. Alāyudha & Ghaṭotkaca (abandoning Karṇa); Bhīma (disregarding the advancing Karṇa) & Alāyudha (abandoning Ghaṭotkaca) + all the other Rā.
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(who fled away); the Rā. attacked the elephants, the Pañcālas, and the Sṛñjayas. Kṛshṇa urged Arjuna to proceed in Bhīma's wake, and to let Dhṛshṭadyumna, etc. (χχ), proceed against Karṇa, Nakula, etc. (ψψ), slay the other Rā.; Arjuna himself should resist Droṇa's division; then Kṛshṇa dispatched Ghaṭotkaca to protect Bhīmasena (VII, 177). Ghaṭotkaca (abandoning Karṇa) & Alāyudha (brother of Baka). Meanwhile, Yuyudhāna, etc. (ωω), & the Rā. of Alāyudha; Arjuna shot many kshatriyas, Karṇa many Pañcālas headed by Dhṛshṭadyumna, Śikhaṇḍin, etc. Bhīma + Nakula, etc. (aaa) (having slain the Rā.) & Karṇa; the Pañcālas & Droṇa; Alāyudha resorted to his power of illusion, and so did Ghaṭotkaca, who cut off the head of Alāyudha and threw it down before Duryodhana, who, with all his troops, became full of anxiety, while the Pañcālas and Pāṇḍavas roared like lions (VII, 178). Karṇa & the Pañcālas, etc. (βββ); many of them entered the force of Yudhishṭhira. Ghaṭotkaca & Karṇa, who had his steeds and charioteer slain by Ghaṭotkaca, who then disappeared from view, and created a terrible illusion (description), which severely afflicted the Kuru host, which at last fled; Karṇa alone kept his ground, looked at by all the Saindhavas and Bāhlikas; Karṇa's steeds were again slain by Ghaṭotkaca, and his celestial weapon was baffled by Ghaṭotkaca's illusion. The Kauravas urged him to slay Ghaṭotkaca with the dart presented to him by Indra, without minding Bhīma, etc. (γγγ).
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When Karṇa held the dart in his hands Ghaṭotkaca began to fly away in fear, all creatures in the skies uttered loud cries, etc.; Karṇa hurled the dart, and Ghaṭotkaca was slain, and falling upon the Kaurava army with his gigantic body, he slew a full akshauhiṇī, desirous of benefiting the Pāṇḍavas. The Kauravas uttered loud shouts of joy; Karṇa ascended the chariot of Duryodhana and entered the Kuru host (VII, 179). The Pāṇḍavas were filled with grief; only Kṛshṇa with transports of delight raised his warcry, embracing Arjuna, to whom he explained that he rejoiced because Karna's dart could not now kill Arjuna, having been employed against Ghatotkaca; he recited to Arjuna how he had gradually caused all the foes of the Pāndavas to be slain (VII, 180), which he explained more explicitly (δδδ) (VII, 181). Requested by Dhṛtarāṣṭra why Karna had not hurled the fatal dart at Arjuna, Sañjaya assigned Kṛṣṇa's policy as the reason (εεε), though it had formed the subject of deliberation with Duryodhana, etc. (ζζζ), every night. Sātyaki asked Kṛṣṇa why Karna had not hurled his dart at Arjuna; Kṛṣṇa said that Duḥśāsana, etc., had frequently discussed this subject, and Karna had approved of it; but Kṛṣṇa always used to stupefy him; Kṛṣṇa had neither sleep nor joy in his heart, as long as he could not frustrate that instrument for killing Arjuna (VII, 182).
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Concluding from Karna's not using the dart (εεε, ζζζ), Dhṛtarāṣṭra attributed the ill success of the Kurus to Destiny, their own folly, and the policy of Kṛṣṇa, and asked Sañjaya about the battle (ηηη). Sañjaya related: All the Kauravas uttered loud shouts and began to slay the Pāndava troops. Yudhiṣṭhira told Bhīmasena to resist the Dhārtarāṣṭra host, himself sitting down with tearful face; Kṛṣṇa comforted him, but Yudhiṣṭhira remembered the many services Ghatotkaca had rendered them (θθθ); Droṇa and Aśvatthāman were the real cause of Abhimanyu's slaughter, but it was Jayadratha who was slain; "Droṇa and Karna are the root of our woes"; therefore Yudhiṣṭhira will slay Karna, Bhīmasena being engaged with Droṇa's division. Yudhiṣṭhira quickly proceeded against Karna, followed by the Pāñcālas, etc. (ιι). Vyāsa approached Yudhiṣṭhira and congratulated him upon Karna's having employed his dart against Ghatotkaca; "on the 5th day from hence the earth will be thine." Then he disappeared (VII, 183).