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.s4.303.4
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.s4.303.4
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He then revealed to Uttara that they were the Pāṇḍavas and confirmed it by telling his ten names (β) (IV, 44). Arjuna took off the bracelets from his arms, etc., recalled to his mind all his weapons, and twanged the Gāṇḍīva with a dreadful sound, whence the Kurus knew that he was Arjuna, then he comforted Uttara by mentioning his former exploits (γ) and his preceptors in arms (δ) (IV, 45). Having taken the banner with the figure of a lion he set up his own flagstaff bearing the figure of an ape with a lion's tail, which was a celestial illusion (māyā) contrived by Viçvakarman himself, for as soon as he thought of the gift of Agni, Agni ordered the superhuman creatures to take their usual place on that banner, which then fell down from the air on his chariot (read rathe with B.). Droṇa concluded from various omens that it was Arjuna (IV, 46). Duryodhana repeated to Bhīshma, Droṇa, and Kṛpa, his and Karṇa's opinion, that Arjuna must have broken his pledge, and asked Bhīshma to calculate the time. Karṇa blamed Droṇa for praising Arjuna (IV, 47), and declared that he would throw Arjuna down from his chariot that very day (IV, 48). Kṛpa blamed Karṇa and warned him from fighting alone with Arjuna, mentioning his exploits (ε); they ought all to fight with Arjuna and not Karṇa alone (IV, 49). Açvatthāman blamed Karṇa for his vain boast and declared that he would not fight with Arjuna (IV, 50).