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.s6.253
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.s6.253
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Jarā, a female Rākshasa. § 275 (Rājasūyārambhap.): II, 17, 715 (rākshasī, united the two half-parts of Jarāsandha); 18, 729 (created by Svayambhū and named Gṛhadevi), 739 (°ayā sandhito yasmāj Jarāsandho bharatv ayam).—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII, 181, 8224 (in a battle between Jarāsandha and Balarāma, J. (who had united Jarāsandha) was slain together with her sons and relatives).—§ 621 (Rājadh.): XII, 5, 132 (fighting with Jarāsandha, Karṇa was about to sever the two parts of Jarāsandha’s body which been united by J.). Cf. Gṛhadevi, Rākshasī.