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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.s7.450

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.s7.450

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Kekaya, pl. (°āḥ), a people, especially five brothers, princes of the Kekayas, who joined Yudhishṭhira (the rest followed Duryodhana). § 402 (Tīrthayātrā.): III, 120, †10284 (? sa-K°c Cedipatiḥ).—§ 556 (Sañjayayānap.): V, 30, †889 (in the army of Duryodhana).—§ 561 (Yānasandhip.): V, 50γ, 1973 (have joined Yudhishṭhira), 2004 (bhrātaraḥ pañca); 530, 2107 (in the army of Yudhishṭhira); 54, 2137 (Pāñcālāḥ ca sa-K°āḥ); 55x, 2145.—§ 569 (Bhagavadyānap.): V, 141γ, 4780 (bhrātaraḥ, had joined Yudhishṭhira).—§ 572 (Rathātirathasaṅkhyānap.): V, 160, 5417 (Somakāḥ sa-K°āḥ, follow Yudhishṭhira).—§ 574 (Jambūkh.): VI, 9μ, 356 (among the peoples in Bhāratavarsha).—§ 578 (Bhīshma-vadhap.): VI, 47ε, 1837 (only B., = the five brothers?, C. has by error Kaikayaḥ); 49μ, 2022 (are slain by Bhīshma); 50, 2088 (followed Virāṭa).—§ 579 (do.): VI, 52γ, 2141 (Prācya-Sauvīra-K°āḥ, followed Bhīshma).—§ 582 (do.): VI, 74, 3271 (dhanurvedavicāradāḥ, = the five brothers?, support Arjuna).—§ 583 (do.): VI, 75δ, 3295 (Madra-Sauvīra-K°āḥ, in the krauñca array of Bhīshma); 79ν, 3470, 3501 (pañca sodarāḥ), 3503 (bhrātaraḥ).—§ 585 (do.): VI, 95εε, 4271 (the five brothers?), 4308 (do.), (ξξ), 4321 (do.).—§ 590 (Droṇābhishekap.): VII, 1α, 577 (the five brothers?, C. has Kaikayaḥ).—§ 592 (Samçaptakavadhap.): VII, 20θ, 877 (attack Droṇa); 22ν, 926 (defeated by Droṇa), (ξ), 942 (follow Bhīmasena); 24α, 1052 (had sided with Yudhishṭhira).—§ 593 (Abhimanyuvadhap.): VII, 35ξ, 1528 (follow Abhimanyu); 40υ, 1691 (applaud Abhimanyu).—§ 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 95, 3498 (resisted by Drona).—§ 600 (Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII, 158τ, 6972 (only C., B. has Kaikayaiḥ), 6980.—§ 603 (Nārāyaṇāstra-mokshap.): VII, 193γ, 8919 (fought with Açvatthāman).—§ 605 (Karṇap.): VIII, 13, 508 (the Kekaya princes Vinda and Anuvinda are slain by Sātyaki).—§ 608 (do.): VIII, 68λλλ, 3390 (jetā Madra-Kaliṅga-K°ān, said of Arjuna in a prophecy).—§ 615 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 55π, 3122.—§ 619 (Strīvilāpap.): XI, 22γ, 628 (followed Jayadratha, when he robbed Draupadī; all. to § 522); 25κ, 720 (bhrātaraḥ pañca, had been slain by Droṇa).—§ 620 (Çrāddhap.): XI, 26β, 791 (i.e. the five brothers?, their corpses are burnt).—§ 641 (Rājadh.): XII, 77, 2889 (°ūnām adhipatim = Kaikaya°).—§ 787b (Çaṭayūpa): XV, 19, 529 (ruled by Çaṭayūpa). Cf. the numerous passages, where B. has Kekaya instead of the reading of C.: Kaikaya (q.v.) or Kaikeya (q.v.).