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.s6.182
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.s6.182
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Jaimini, a ṛṣi, disciple of Vyāsa. § 59 (Sarpasattra): I, 53, 2046 (Kautsaḥ), acted as udgātṛ at the snake-sacrifice of Janamejaya; differently PCR).—§ 78 (Vyāsa): I, 63, 2418 (Vyāsa taught his disciples the Vedas, of which Mhblr. was the fifth one).—§ 264 (Sabhākriyāp.): II, 4a, 106 (Sumantur J° Pailo Vyāsaçiṣyās tathā vayam, says Vaiçampāyana, enumeration of the munis who waited upon Yudhiṣṭhira).—§ 637 (Rājadh.): XII, 47η, 1593 (among the ṛṣis who surrounded Bhīṣma as he lay on his arrow-bed).—§ 714 (Çukakṛtya): XII, 328, 12338 (enumeration of the disciples of Vyāsa).—§ 717b (Nārāyaṇīya): XII, 341μ, 13025 (do.); 350, 13647 (do.). Jaitra, a son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra. § 611 (Çalyap.): IX, 26ρρ, 1404, 1414 (is slain by Bhīmasena). *jaitra ("victorious"), said of various chariots: II, 490 (ratham, viz. Hariçcandra's), 940 (rathena, viz. Indra's), 2064 (rathavaraḥ, viz. Yudhiṣṭhira's); III, 16510 (Maghonaḥ—i.e. Indra's—syandanottamaḥ); V, 3645 (rathottamam, viz. Indra's); VII, 2479 (ratham, viz. Arjuna's); VIII, †3526 (do., do.). Jājali, a brahman. § 680b (Tulādhāra-Jājalisamv.): XII, 262, 9277 (Tulādhārasya vākyāni dharme J°nā saha), 9278 (dvijaḥ), 9285, 9287, 9288, 9290, 9301, 9303, 9308, 9309, 9311, 9313, 9314, 9317, 9318; 263, 9339, (9340), 9343, 9344, 9345, 9348, 9349, 9350, 9351, 9360, 9373, 9375, 9386, 9390, 9392, 9393; 264, (9396), 9399, 9402, 9416, 9424, 9426, 9431, (†9433), 9439, 9440; 265, 9445, 9446, 9460, 9461 (Tulādhāra's discourse to J.). Jajñasena (II, 126), v.
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Yajñasena. Jala ("water," personif.). § 270 (Brahmasabhāv.): II, 11, 438 (in the palace of Brahmán). Jalā, a river. § 410 (Plakṣāvataraṇap.): III, 130, 10556 (Jalāṃ copajalaṃ caiva Yamunām abhito nadīm). Jāla, a celestial weapon. § 442 (Nivātakavacayuddhap.): III, 167, 11967 (i.e. Vāruṇa(m), Nil., employed by Arjuna). Jalacara = Çiva (1000 names¹). Jalada, a mountain (?) in Çakadvīpa. § 575b (Çakadvīpa): VI, 11β, 425 (= Malaya (v. 416) ?). Jaladhāra, a mountain in Çakadvīpa. § 575b (Çakadvīpa): VI, 11, 417 (mahāgiriḥ | yatra nityam upādatte Vāsavaḥ paramam jalam), (β), 426. Jalādhipa = Varuṇa, q.v. Jalajakusumayoni = Brahmán: VIII, †4647. Cf. Padmayoni. Jalandhama, a warrior of Skanda. § 615u (Skanda): IX, 45η, 2559. Jalapradānika, adj. ("relating to the gift of water to the deceased"). § 10 (Parvasaṅgr.): I, 2, 348 (°ṃ parva, i.e. Jalapradānikaparvan). [Jalapradānikaparvan] ("the section relating to the gift of water to the deceased," the 85th of the minor parvans of the Mhblr.; ef. Jalapradānika). § 618: Janamejaya inquired of Vaiçampāyana as to what Dhṛtarāṣṭra, etc. (a), did after the death of Duryodhana. Dhṛtarāṣṭra's grief; Sañjaya comforted him, and suggested the performance of the obsequious rites of the fallen heroes. Dhṛtarāṣṭra lamented (β); Sañjaya rebuked and consoled him (γ). Vidura addressed Dhṛtarāṣṭra (XI, 1) and comforted him (δ) (XI, 2); charmed by Vidura's discourse, Dhṛtarāṣṭra asked him to continue his observations on the vanity of human life;
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Vidura continued his discourse, and described human life as it runs (XI, 3) from the very beginning (XI, 4), comparing it to a wilderness abounding with dangers (XI, 5), explaining the comparison according to the religion of *Mokṣa* (XI, 6); asked by *Dhṛtarāṣṭra*, *Vidura* continued his discourse on human life (XI, 7). *Dhṛtarāṣṭra* swooned away, but was comforted by *Vyāsa*, etc. (ε), wept and lamented; *Vyāsa* comforted him by explaining the secret history of the slaughter (he had seen the Earth in *Indra's* hall, complaining before the gods and D.-r. and *Nārada*, and *Viṣṇu* consoling her, saying that *Duryodhana* would cause her burden to be lightened by a battle in *Kurukṣetra*), etc. (ζ). *Dhṛtarāṣṭra* promised to live; *Vyāsa* disappeared (XI, 8). *Vaiśampāyana* related: After *Duryodhana* had been slain, and all the troops slaughtered, *Sañjaya*, deprived of his spiritual sight, came back to *Dhṛtarāṣṭra*, and recommended him to cause the obsequial rites to be performed. *Dhṛtarāṣṭra* swooned away; *Vidura* comforted him ("Time drags all kinds of creatures away," etc.) (XI, 9). *Dhṛtarāṣṭra* resolved to visit the field of battle with the *Kuru* ladies in his company. The *Kuru* ladies (*Gāndhārī*, *Kuntī*, etc.) were placed in chariots under *Vidura's* supervision; the royal household, with a large number of the citizens, started from *Hāstinapura* (XI, 10). Having proceeded a *krośa*, *Dhṛtarāṣṭra* met with *Aśvatthāman*, etc. (9).
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*Kṛpa* related to *Gāndhārī* the fall of *Duryodhana* in unfair fight, and their nightly attack on the camp of the *Pāṇḍavas* (ι); then *Aśvatthāman*, etc., took leave of *Dhṛtarāṣṭra* in order to conceal themselves from the wrath of the *Pāṇḍavas*, and urged their steeds towards the banks of the *Gaṅgā*, where they separated from one another: *Kṛpa* went to *Hāstinapura*; *Kṛtavarman* to his own kingdom; *Aśvatthāman* set out for the abode of *Vyāsa*; "before the sun rose; it was after this that the sons of *Pāṇḍu* encountered *Aśvatthāman* and vanquished him" (XI, 11). *Yudhiṣṭhira* and his brothers set out in order to meet *Dhṛtarāṣṭra*, accompanied by *Kṛṣṇa*, etc. (κ); they met the weeping ladies of the royal house on the way (λ), and saluted *Dhṛtarāṣṭra*, who reluctantly embraced *Yudhiṣṭhira*, and broke an iron statue of *Bhīma* (that had been kept ready by *Kṛṣṇa*), mistaking it for *Bhīma* himself; he then grieved for having slain *Bhīma*, fell down, and was raised by his charioteer *Sañjaya*; *Kṛṣṇa* enlightened him, and told him not to cherish wrath (XI, 12). Certain maid-servants came and washed *Dhṛtarāṣṭra*; then *Kṛṣṇa* again addressed him, assuring him that the *Pāṇḍavas* were perfectly innocent (μ); then *Dhṛtarāṣṭra* embraced *Bhīma*, etc. (ν) (XI, 13). Commanded by *Dhṛtarāṣṭra*, the *Pāṇḍavas* brothers with *Kṛṣṇa* then proceeded to see *Gāndhārī*, who wished to curse *Yudhiṣṭhira*. The great R.
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*Vyāsa*, capable of proceeding everywhere with the fleetness of the wind, and capable of seeing the heart of every creature with his spiritual vision, understood her evil intentions, and having cleansed himself by the water of the *Gaṅgā*, he suddenly appeared, and told her not to be angry with the *Pāṇḍavas*, but remember that she had every day for the eighteen days that battle lasted, when *Duryodhana* asked her to bless him, said: "Thither goes victory where righteousness is." *Gāndhārī* admitted that she and *Dhṛtarāṣṭra* should protect the *Pāṇḍavas* with as much care as *Kuntī* herself protected them, the fault being with *Duryodhana*, etc. (ξ); but *Bhīma's* unfair combat with *Duryodhana* in the presence of *Kṛṣṇa* moved her wrath (XI, 14). *Bhīma* addressed *Gāndhārī*, and extenuated his fault in having slain *Duryodhana* unfairly ("*Duryodhana* had formerly himself vanquished *Yudhiṣṭhira* unfairly," etc.) (ο). *Gāndhārī* then blamed *Bhīma* for drinking *Duḥśāsana's* blood, when *Vṛṣasena* had deprived *Nakula* of his steeds; *Bhīma* denied that he had really drunk *Duḥśāsana's* blood; "*Karṇa* knew this well; seeing *Nakula* deprived by *Vṛṣasena* of his steeds, I caused the rejoicing brothers to be filled with dread; when the tresses of *Draupadī* were seized, I uttered certain words in rage;
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I dared not leave that vow unaccomplished lest I should be regarded as having swerved from the duties of a *kṣatriya*." *Gāndhārī* then inquired after *Yudhiṣṭhira*, who appeared before her and invoked her curses on himself for his sinful slaughter of all her sons; *Gāndhārī's* glance (under the cloth that covered her eyes) blasted a nail of *Yudhiṣṭhira's* toe. *Arjuna* moved away to the seat of *Kṛṣṇa*, and also the other *Pāṇḍavas* became restless. *Gāndhārī* then comforted the *Pāṇḍavas* and dismissed them. They then met with their mother *Kuntī*, who wept seeing their many scars. *Draupadī* wept for her children and *Abhimanyu*; *Kuntī* consoled her, and so did *Gāndhārī* (mentioning *Vidura's* predictions) (XI, 15).