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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.s9.307.2

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.s9.307.2

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c5.s9.307.2

Then are mentioned the grahas, that afflict men from the 16th to the 70th year; after the 70th year fever takes the place of the grahas. These evil spirits always avoid those who have subdued their sense, etc., and those who are devoted to Maheçvara (III, 230). *manvantara* (*"the period of a Manu"*): III, 186 (*°ūṇām* sarveṣām īvarāṇām tvam īvaraḥ, sc. Sūrya): XII, 2236 (pl.), ††13206 (sg., pūrve Svāyambhuve), 13679 (pl.), 13693 (sg.); XIII, 626 (pl.). Mānya¹ = Çiva (1000 names²).—Do.² = Viṣṇu (1000 names). Manyanti, a fire. § 490 (Aṅgirasa): III, 219, 14151 (= Svāhā; only in C., B. has manyetām instead of Manyantim). Manyu, name of a fire(?). § 490 (Aṅgirasa): III, 219, 14151 (yaḥ prācīnteṣu bhūteṣu Manyur bhavati pāvakaḥ; Nil. takes pāvakaḥ = Bṛhaspati and manyuḥ = krodharūpī). Manyumat, a fire. § 493 (Aṅgirasa): III, 221, 14187 (yaḥ prācīnteṣu bhūteṣu bhavati dāruṇaḥ || agniḥ sa M°ān nāma dvitīyo Bhānuḥ sutaḥ). Mārdamarshi, v. Mārgamarshi. Mārga¹ = Çiva (1000 names¹).—Do.² = Viṣṇu (1000 names). Mārgaçirsha, name of a month. § 576 (Bhagavadgītā.): VI, 34, 1239 (māsānām M°ḥam, sc. asmi, says Kṛṣṇa).—§ 759 (Anuçāsanik.): XIII, 1063, 5149 (māsam); 109, 5372 (dvādaçyām M°e, then one should worship Kṛṣṇa as Keçava); 110, 5389 (māsasya, description of the cāndravrata). Mārgaçirshī, the day of full moon in the month of Mārgaçirsha. § 378 (Tīrthayātrā.): III, 93, 8484 (°yām atitāyām Puṣyeṇa prayayuḥ, sc.