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.s6.182.3

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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).