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.s4.38.6

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She gave him his wings back, having warned him not to contemn women, and they set out, but failed to find the steeds. Viçvāmitra met them, and said the time had already passed, but promised to wait for some time more (V, 113). Garuḍa explained the etymology of hiranya (gold) and dhana (wealth), and why gold is not easily obtainable (see the note of PCR. from Nil.); it is guarded by the Ajaikapād-Ahirbradhnaḥ and by Dhanada (i.e. Kubera). They went to Garuḍa's friend, the Rājarshi Yayāti Nahusha (of the Lunar race), in Pratiṣṭhāna, and told him the matter, and that Gālava, when he had paid off his debt, would devote himself to severe ascetic penances and give Yayāti a portion of his wealth of asceticism; "as many hairs as there are in a horse's body, so many regions of bliss are attained by him that gives away a horse" (V, 114). Yayāti, the performer of 1000 sacrifices, the liberal ruler of all the Kāçis, in view of the fact that they had come to him, passing over all the kings of the Solar race, not having the steeds, gave to Gālava his daughter Mādhavī, always praised by gods, men, and Asuras. Garuḍa went away to his own abode, and Gālava offered Mādhavī to king Haryaçva of Ikṣvāku's race at Ayodhyā, who was desirous of offspring (V, 115), on the condition that he gave as her dower the 800 steeds of the kind wanted. Haryaçva had but 200 steeds of this kind;