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.s5.71
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.s5.71
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[Haraṇāharaṇaparvan] (“the section relating to the handing over the gift of honour,” the 17th of the minor parvans of the Mhbhr.). § 253: Kṛṣṇa said that Arjuna had not insulted their family, but had rather enhanced their respect, and prevailed upon them that they, by conciliation, brought Arjuna back to Dvārakā, where he was united in marriage with Subhadrā and passed a whole year. The last time of his exile he passed in Puṣkara. After the twelve years were complete he came back to Khāṇḍavaprastha. Draupadī at first was jealous, but then embraced Subhadrā. Kṛṣṇa visited them at Indraprastha with Rāma, Akrūra Dānapati (the senāpati of the Vṛṣṇis), Anādhrṣṭi, Uddhava (a disciple of Bṛhaspati himself), Satyaka and Sātyaki, and Kṛtavarman Sātvata, and Pradyumna, Çāmba, Niçaṭha, Çaṅku, Cārudeṣṇa, Jhillin, Vipṛthu, Sāraṇa, Gada, etc., bringing with them many nuptial presents. Yudhishṭhira sent the twins out to receive them. Kṛṣṇa gave them 10,000 kine from the country of Mathurā, and Bālhīka horses as kanyādhana, etc. Rāma gave Arjuna as a wedding present (pāṇigrahaṇika) 1,000 elephants. Having spent many days in sports and merriment there, the Vṛṣṇis returned to Dvāravatī with Rāma in the van, carrying with them the gems that had been given by Yudhishṭhira. But Kṛṣṇa remained with Arjuna at Indraprastha, and they went a-hunting over the borders of the Yamunā. Subhadrā brought forth Abhimanyu, so called because he was fearless (abhi) and wrathful (manyumat, v. 8027). Upon his birth Yudhishṭhira gave away 10,000 kine and niṣkas to the brahmans. The child became the favourite of Vāsudeva, etc., and acquired from his father the Dhanurveda (b).—Pāñcalī (Kṛṣṇā, v. 8045) also obtained five sons (see § 159): Prativindhya, Sutasoma, Çrutakarman, Çatānīka, Çrutasena. They were born each at the interval of one year. Their jātakarman, cūḍā, and upanayana were performed by Dhaumya. After having studied the Vedas they acquired from Arjuna knowledge of all weapons celestial and human (I, 221).