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.s7.292.4
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.s7.292.4
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The army of Duryodhana was defeated by Pāṇḍya (VIII, 19), who regarded himself as superior to Bhīṣma, etc. (γγ), and was slaughtering the army of Karṇa, the Pulindas, etc. (δδ); Aṣvatthāman & Pāṇḍya (b), who employed the Vāyavya weapon; meanwhile Karṇa began to rout the elephant force of the Pāṇḍavas; Pāṇḍya ascended a riderless elephant and split Aṣvatthāman's diadem; then Aṣvatthāman slew him, who had given numerous steeds, men, and elephants as food to the Rā. Duryodhana and his brothers worshipped Karṇa (VIII, 20). Kṛṣṇa said to Arjuna that he did not see Yudhiṣṭhira; the Pāṇḍavas had retreated, and Karṇa was slaying the Sṛñjayas. The Kurus (headed by Karṇa) & the Pāṇḍavas (headed by Bhīmasena); Karṇa caused a great carnage among the Pāṇḍavas, Sṛñjayas, and Pāñcālas. The Pāñcāla chief, etc. (εε), & Karṇa (VIII, 21); Dhṛṣṭadyumna & the Aṅgas, etc. (ζζ); the Pāṇḍavas and the Pāñcālas come to the aid of Dhṛṣṭadyumna; Nakula, etc. (ηη), overloaded the elephants with their weapons; Sātyaki killed the elephant of the Vaṅga king and felled the rider; Sahadeva & Puṇḍra, whose elephant he slew, and then proceeded towards the Aṅga chief; Nakula & the Aṅga king (Mleccha king), whom he slew; the elephant-men of the Aṅgas + Mekalas, etc. (θθ), & Nakula; then the Pāṇḍavas, etc. (ιι), rushed to the rescue of Nakula; Sahadeva slew eight elephants and Nakula many; Dhṛṣṭadyumna, etc. (κκ), overloaded the elephants with arrows;