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.s7.296
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.s7.296
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Bhīma (addressing Karṇa, etc.) (μ′) slew Duḥśāsana and drank his blood in the very sight of Duryodhana and Karṇa; the bystanders, with Karṇa's brother Citrasena, fled away, thinking Bhīma to be a Rā.; Yudhāmanyu, etc., pursued Citrasena; Citrasena (turning back) was slain by him; Karṇa (putting the Pāṇḍava host to flight) & Nakula; Bhīmasena took up a little of Duḥśāsana's blood and drank it (ν′), addressing Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna and vowing soon to slay Duryodhana (VIII, 83). Ten of Dhṛtarāṣṭra's sons (ξ′) & Bhīma, who slew them. Karṇa was afraid, but was encouraged by Śalya (ο′). Karṇa's son Vṛṣasena & Bhīma + Nakula, who had his white steeds of the Vanāyu breed slain by him, and sprang upon Bhīma's chariot in the sight of Arjuna; urged by Bhīma and Nakula, Arjuna proceeded towards Vṛṣasena (VIII, 84). Eleven warriors (π′) + the Kulindas (upon elephants, born in Himalayan regions) & Kṛtavarman, etc. (ρ′); the Kulinda prince & Kṛpa, who slew him; the younger brother of the Kulinda prince & Kṛpa + the Gāndhāra king, who slew the Kulinda; the Kurus & the Pāṇḍus & Sṛñjayas; the Bhoja chief Kṛtavarman & Śatānīka; Aśvatthāman slew three elephants; the third brother of the Kulinda chief & Duryodhana; the Kulinda, mounting another elephant, & Kṛatha, who was slain; Vṛka & the same Kulinda, whose elephant crushed him; the son of Babhru & the same elephant + Sahadeva's son; Babhru fell down; the same Kulinda & Śakuni (the Gāndhāra chief), who slew him;
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Nakula's son Śatānīka (who slew elephants, etc.) & a Kulinda warrior [on the Kaurava side], who was slain by him; Karṇa's son Vṛṣasena & Śatānīka + Arjuna, etc. (σ′); Arjuna, informing Karṇa and all the other Kurus headed by Duryodhana and Aśvatthāman that he would slay Vṛṣasena and then Karṇa, as Bhīma would slay Duryodhana, slew Vṛṣasena; Karṇa & Arjuna (+Kṛṣṇa) (VIII, 85); Kṛṣṇa addressed Arjuna (τ′); Arjuna's reply (υ′) (VIII, 86); description of Arjuna and Karṇa (φ′); all the inhabitants of the world were heard to differ amongst themselves: D., Dā., G., Pq., the Snakes, Rā.; as, Yātudhānas, gh., etc., sided with Karṇa; the Vedas, etc. (χ′), with Arjuna; the smaller snakes all sided with Karṇa; V., M., Sā., R., V.-D., A., Agni, etc. (χ′), sided with Arjuna, while all Ā. sided with Karṇa; the Vaiśyas, etc. (ψ′), sided with Karṇa; P., etc. (χ′), with Arjuna; the Pretas, Pq., etc., with Karṇa; D.-ṛ., B.-ṛ., R.-ṛ. with Arjuna, as also G. headed by Tumburu. With the Prādheyas and Mauneyas, G. and Aps., and many wise sages, having for their vehicles wolves, etc., came in order to witness the encounter that was also witnessed by D., Dā., G., N., Y., etc., M.-ṛ., P. (subsisting upon svadhā), etc., and Brahmán with B.-ṛ. and Prajāpatis and Bhava. Indra wished that Arjuna should vanquish Karṇa; Sūrya that Karṇa should vanquish Arjuna. The gods urged Brahmán that the success of both should be equal, Indra that Arjuna and Kṛṣṇa should win; Brahmán and Īśāna (i.e.
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Śiva) said that the victory of Arjuna was certain (ω′); "let Karṇa obtain identity with V. or M.; let him with Droṇa and Bhīshma be worshipped in heaven." Indra acquiesced in their words. Description of Karṇa's and Arjuna's chariots. The ape on Arjuna's banner attacked the elephant's rope on Karṇa's banner. Kṛṣṇa and Śalya cast keen glances at each other, and so did Arjuna and Karṇa. Karṇa asked Śalya what he would do if he was slain; Śalya said that he then would slay both Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna; similarly asked by Arjuna, Kṛṣṇa said that Karṇa could not slay Arjuna; if so, the destruction of the universe would be at hand, and he would himself slay Karṇa and Śalya. Arjuna said that that very day the wives of Karṇa would become widows (aa') (VIII, 87). In the welkin D., N., As., Si., Y., G., Rā., Aps., B.-ṛ., etc., looked on. The battle commenced. Duryodhana, etc. (aβ'), & Arjuna (+ Kṛṣṇa); Arjuna defeated all of them; floral showers fell, etc.; Aṣvatthāman told Duryodhana to make peace (aγ'), but in vain (aδ'); Duryodhana urged his troops (VIII, 88); description of the battle between Arjuna and Karṇa; Arjuna employed an Āgneya weapon, which was quenched by Karṇa with a Vāruṇa weapon by means of clouds, which Arjuna dispelled by a Vāyavya weapon; Arjuna employed the Aindra weapon (? astram dayitaṃ devarājñaḥ), Karṇa the Bhārgava weapon. The Pāñcālas and Sumakas & Karṇa, who slew them.
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Seeing Arjuna's weapons baffled by Karṇa, Bhīma urged Arjuna to put forth his strength (ae'), and so did Kṛṣṇa (aζ'). Arjuna bowed to Brahmān and invoked the Brāhma weapon, which could be applied by the wind alone; Karṇa baffled it; urged by Bhīma, Arjuna applied a second Brāhma weapon, which caused a great carnage among the Kaurava troops (description). Karṇa & Bhīmasena, etc. (aη'). Arjuna shot at Karṇa and Śalya, and slew Sabhāpati, etc. The Kauravas urged Karṇa to slay Arjuna. Yudhishṭhira appeared in order to witness the encounter. Arjuna's bowstring broke; Karṇa took advantage of the interval to hit Arjuna, etc. (aθ'). Karṇa employed as arrows five snakes that had sided with Takṣaka's son [i.e. Aṣvasena, at Khāṇḍava]; they penetrated Kṛṣṇa's body, entered the earth, and, having bathed [in Bhogavatī], returned to Karṇa, but were cut off by Arjuna, who then covered Karṇa's chariot with showers of arrows and slew 2,000 Kurus, who had been urged by Duryodhana to fight. The Kurus fled, leaving Karṇa to fight singly with Arjuna (VIII, 89). Karṇa baffled Arjuna's weapon; Karṇa and Arjuna shot at each other dense showers of arrows. The snake Aṣvasena, who was hostile to Arjuna, was passing his time in the nether region, having escaped from the conflagration at Khāṇḍava; recollecting the death of his mother he now soared up and entered into Karṇa's quiver in the shape of an arrow. Karṇa and Arjuna were fanned and sprinkled with fragrant sandal water by many Aps.
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staying in the welkin, and Cakra and Sūrya with their hands gently brushed their faces. Karṇa aimed that arrow, born in Airāvata's race (i.e. the snake in the shape of an arrow), which he had long kept for Arjuna's destruction, and which lay singly in a golden quiver amid sandal dust; omens appeared, and the Lokapālas with Cakra raised loud wails. Karṇa did not know that the snake Aṣvasena had entered his arrow by the aid of his yoga powers. Śalya in vain exhorted Karṇa to take another arrow; Karṇa said: "Karṇa never aims an arrow twice; persons like us never become crooked warriors." Kṛṣṇa with his feet pressed Arjuna's chariot about a cubit into the earth, and the snake-arrow, failing to strike off Arjuna's head, broke his diadem (made by Svayambhū for Indra > Arjuna), incapable of being crushed by Rudra, etc. (ai'). Celestial flowers were showered upon Kṛṣṇa, etc. Aṣvasena appeared to Karṇa and asked him to shoot the same weapon again; Karṇa refused to avail himself of another's help or shoot the same shaft twice. Aṣvasena then, of his own accord, rushed on Arjuna in the shape of an arrow; Kṛṣṇa informed Arjuna that it was Aṣvasena, who, as an unborn child, was saved with his mother at Khāṇḍava. Arjuna cut the snake into pieces, and Kṛṣṇa with his arms raised the chariot from the earth.