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.s6.262
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.s6.262
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a terrible roar, so that the citizens became dumb with terror and many women were prematurely delivered. Leaving the lifeless body at the palace gate, they went out of the town riding on Jarāsandha's celestial chariot, which Kṛṣṇa caused to be made ready, it being adorned with a celestial flagstaff and incapable of being vanquished by any king, upon which Indra and Viṣṇu had fought in the battle about Tārakā, riding upon which Indra had slain ninety-nine (navatir nava) Dānavas, which had been obtained by king Vasu from Vāsava (i.e. Indra), from Vasu by Bṛhadratha, and from him by Jarāsandha. And Kṛṣṇa thought of Garuḍa, who eat upon the chariot along with the frightfully roaring creatures on its flagstaff. Kṛṣṇa then released his relatives and ordered them to assist Yudhiṣṭhira at his rājasūya. Stopping on a level plain outside the town, he was adored by the citizens, and he installed Sahadeva, the son of Jarāsandha, in the sovereignty of the Magadhas. Then they arrived at Indraprastha. Thereupon Kṛṣṇa, having taken leave of Yudhiṣṭhira, etc., set out for his own city, riding upon that same celestial chariot that had been given to him by Yudhiṣṭhira, the Pāṇḍavas having circumambulated (pradakṣiṇam akurvanta) (II, 24).