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# 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.s6.182.4

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.s6.182.4

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### [c5.s6.182.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.sorensen-1904.c5.s6.182.4)

\*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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