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.s4.303.3

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Uttara), who had been left by the king in the empty city (IV, 35), who had been left by the king in the empty city (IV, 35), and who had been led by the king in a great battle, followed the advice of Kṛṣṇa (who had been instigated by Arjuna) and sent Uttarā (IV, 36), who prevailed upon Bṛhannalā (= Arjuna in disguise) to become the charioteer of Uttara. Uttarā and her maidens asked Arjuna to bring fine clothes for their dolls when he had vanquished the Kurus (IV, 37). Seeing the host of the Kurus, Uttara became agitated with fear and jumped down from the chariot and began to flee, but was seized by Arjuna and made to hold the reins, while Arjuna had to fight (IV, 38). Bhīshma, Droṇa, etc., suspected the comer to be Arjuna, and many portents were explained by Droṇa in that sense. Karṇa blamed Droṇa, and Duryodhana said that if it were Arjuna the Pāṇḍavas must go into exile for twelve more years (IV, 39). Having reached the çami tree, Arjuna ordered Uttara to fetch the weapons of the Pāṇḍavas, including Gāṇḍīva, which were deposited there (IV, 40). Believing that a corpse had been tied up in the tree, Uttara refused, but as Arjuna said: "There are only bows in that tree and no corpse," he climbed up and unwrapped and untied the bows (IV, 41). Arjuna explained to him to whom the different bows belonged, first mentioning the Gāṇḍīva (c), which is honoured by the gods, the Dānavas, and the Gandharvas (IV, 42-43).