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.s9.268

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Māhishmatī, a city. § 282 (Sahadeva): II, 31, 1124 (on his digvijaya Sahadeva came to M., the capital of king Nīla, and fought with Nīla, who was assisted by Agni).—§ 282δ (do.): *Agni* had become enamoured of Nīla’s daughter and would not blaze up till agitated by the breath of her lips; one day when he enjoyed her love, disguised as a brahman, he was discovered by Nīla, who ordered the brahman to be punished according to the law, but as *Agni* flamed up in wrath, the king bestowed his daughter upon him and was granted the boon that his army should have no fear from enemies, and from that time those monarchs who attacked Nīla were consumed by *Agni*. The wives of M. were granted sexual liberty, and were not confined to a particular husband. From that time the monarchs avoid M. from fear of *Agni*: II, 31, 1130 (bhagavān Havyavāhanaḥ), 1140.—§ 555 (Sainyodyogap.): V, 19, 592 (°vāsī Nīlaḥ).—§ 572 (Rathātirathasaṅkhyānap.): V, 166, 5751 (Nīlo M°vāsī).—§ 720δ (Sudarçanap.): XIII, 2, 89 (the capital of Dāçācva), 116 (all. to § 282 foll., the capital of Duryodhana², who bestowed his daughter Sudarçanā on *Agni*).—§ 772δ (Pavaṇārjunasamp.): XIII, 153, 7187 (the capital of Arjuna Kārtavīrya).