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.s4.251.8

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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).