armies stop fighting and the gods descend from heaven, 328; his address to his charioteer, ib.; the battle, ib.; stays from fighting whilst Karna tries to disen- gage his chariot-wheel, ib.; reminded by Krishna of the insults to Draupadi and murder of Abhimanyu, ib.; slays Karna with a crescent-shaped arrow, 329; several mythical circumstances connected with the battle, 330, note; gives the hint to Bhíma to strike Duryodhana on the thigh, 338; takes the amulet from Aswattháma and gives it to Bhíma, 344; his sorrow at the death of Karna, 365; followed the twelve adventures of the horse-see Horse; releases the disobedient wife who had been transformed into a rock, 399; his battle with Sadnova, 400; his ad- ventures in the country of Amazons- see Amazons; conquers the Daityas of the sea, 404; his son Babhru-váhana offers his Raj, 408; strikes Babhru-vá- hana and disowns him, 409; calls him the son of a herdsman and jackal, ib.; Babhru-váhana remonstrates and pre- pares for battle against him, ib.; he is defeated, 410; sees evil omens, ib.; be- headed by a crescent-shaped arrow, wonderful light issuing from his body, ib.; restored to life by the jewel brought from the city of serpents, 412; the recon- ciliation, ib.; his triumphant return to Hastinapur, 415; marshalling of the army, 416; rejoicings of the people, ib.; garlands thrown from the verandahs, 417; interview with Yudhishthira, ib.; intro- duces his son Babhru-váhana, ib.; his adventures at Manipura an illustration of the Brahmanizing of the ancient epics, 419; summoned to Dwáraká by Krishna after the massacre at Prabhása, 448; proceeds to Dwáraká, 449; directs all the residue of the people to leave the city, 450; attends the burning of Vasudeva, ib.; orders the funeral ceremonies of the slain at Prabhása, ib.; leaves Dwáraká, 451; caravan under his charge attacked and despoiled by robbers, ib.; finds that his strength has left him, ib.; proceeds to Kurukshetra and then to Indra-prastha, ib.; his connection with Dwaraká a mythical interpolation, 453; advised by Vyása to abandon worldly concerns, ib.; Idies with the other Pándavas on the Himálaya mountains, 454; his grandson Parikshit succeeds to the Raj of Hastiná- pur, 453.
Artillery, references to, in the description of Manipura, 405, 422.
Aryans, the Vedic people, 7; patriarchal life, 8; distinction between the terms Aryan and Turanian, 7, note; outpost at Hastinapur, 42; Raj of Bharata, 44; legend of the son of the Bhíl Raja who prayed Drona to teach him archery, illus- trative of the supremacy exercised by the Aryan tribes over their aboriginal neigh- bours, 82; represented in the Mahá Bhárata by the Pándavas, 104; progress
from the Punjab to Alláhabád, ib.; later legends of their wars against the abori- gines tacked on to the story of the great war, ib.; wars of Bhíma, 106, 113; dis- tinction between the Aryans residing in cities and the aborigines of the jungle, 114; migration of, from Hastinapur to Khandava-prastha, 138; clearing the forest, 140; progress of two bands of Aryans towards the south-east, one along the valley of the Ganges, and the other along the valley of the Jumna, 141. Astrology, Sahadeva engaged by Raja Viráta to cast nativities, 207; belief in the influence of the stars both upon the fortune and the physiognomy, 522. Astronomy, taught by Drona, 75, 76- See Astrology.
Asuras, Bhíma's wars against, to be accepted as referring to the old wars between the Aryans and aborigines, 106; Bhima's fight with Hidimba and marriage with Hidimbi, 108; Bhíma's fight with Vaka, 110; submission of the subjects of Vaka, 111.-See also Daityas and Rakshasas. Aswamedha, or sacrifice of a horse, 377; performance of one contemplated by Raja Yudhishthira, ib. ; a more important rite than the Rajasúya, ib.; idea involved, 378; loosening of a horse and wars against the Rajas whose territory he might enter, ib.; failure of, if the horse was not re- covered, ib.; grand sacrifice and feast at the close of a successful Aswamedha, ib.; re- nown of every Raja who performed one, ib.; great attractions of, 379; combination of war and gambling, ib. ; general excite- ment, ib.; memory long preserved in local tradition, ib.; sacrifice of the horse associated with the worship of the sun, 380; Greek conception of the sun god, ib.; horse sacrifice of the Managetæ, ib.; disappearance of the rite in India, ib.; the two Aswamedha hymns in the Rig- Veda, 380, note; Brahmanical interpret- ations of the ceremonial, 381; Brah- manical interpolations in the tradition of the Aswamedha of Yudhishthira, ib.; sometimes performed without any actual slaughter, ib. note; objections against eliminating the interpretations, 382; three stages in the performance, ib. (1.) Nar- rative of the capture of the horse, ib.; conflicting idea of an Aswasmedha as a means of casting aside melancholy and as an atonement for sin, ib.; rule of the Aswamedha, 383; colour of the horse, ib.; night of the loosening, ib.; gold plate with inscription, ib.; necessity for the performing Raja to control his passions for an entire year, ib.; wild conjectures that the horse is a type of Christ, 385, note; review of the narrative of the cap- ture of the horse, 390; mythical character of the details, ib.; later Brahmanical idea of the conquest of the passions, atone- ment for sin, and acquisition of religious merit, ib.; a low marriage, a disqualifi- cation for, 391; fable of the treasure, ib.
(2.) Narrative of the loosening of the horse, 394; limited area of the real ad- ventures extended by Brahmanical exag- geration over all the known world, ib.; twelve legends connected with the horse, ib.; night of the loosening on the full moon of the month Choitro, 396; wander- ings of the horse followed by Arjuna, ib.; twelve adventures of the horse-see Horse. Triumphant return of Arjuna at the end of the year, 416; review of the twelve adventures of the horse, 417. (3.) Narrative of the sacrifice of the horse combined with the offering of homa, 426; seventeen stages in the performance of an Aswamedha, 427; description of, 428; preparations ib.; the thrones of gold and sandal wood, ib.; assembly of the ladies, 429; ploughing and sowing the land, ib.; prayers of the Bráhmans and ladies, ib.; the pavement of gold bricks, ib.; the eight pillars, pits, and ladles, ib.; the vegetables and medicinal herbs, ib.; Vyása president, ib.; sixty-four pots of water brought in procession from the Ganges, 430; distribution of dresses, ib.; performance of the homa, ib.; Ganges water poured over the head of the Raja and the head of the horse, ib.; speech of the horse, ib.; purity of the horse ascer- tained by Dhaumya, 431; Bhíma slaughters the horse, ib.; the horse's head mounts the sky, ib.; Krishna con- gratulates Yudhishthira, ib.; distribution of the merits of the Aswamedha, 432; general rejoicings, ib.; Yudhishthira's apologies to Vyása the sage, ib.; assigns estates to Vyása, who transfers them to the Brahmans, ib. ; proportions of gifts to the Brahmans, ib.; Yudhishthira's apologies to the Rajas, 433; distribution of gifts, ib.; gifts to Krishna's family, ib.; Bhíma feasts the Bráhmans, ib.; departure of the Rajas, ib. ; review of the foregoing description of the Aswamedha, ib.; ploughing the place of sacrifice, a Scythian or Buddhist custom, 433; Scythian tradi- tion of a golden plough, ib.; description in the Mahawanso of the ploughing of con- secrated ground by a Buddhist sovereign, 434; description of the offering of the homa, ib.; distribution of the religious merit acquired by the homa, 435; descrip- tion of the sacrifice of the horse, ib.; golden bricks employed in ancient times, ib.; the victims tied to pillars, ib.; rite performed by Nákula and Sahadeva, 436; speech of the horse a Brahmanical inter- polation, ib.; unmeaning introduction of Dhaumya, ib. ; conversion of the horse's flesh into camphor and homa, ib.; Vedic idea of the ascent of the horse's head, ib.; sacrifice of the horse to Indra instead of to the Sun indicative of an ancient change in the national religion, 437. Aswattháma, son of Drona and Kripá, 77; his vow to slay Dhrishta-dyumna in re- venge for the slaughter of his father, 317; with Kripa and Kritavarman the only
surviving warriors of the Kaurava armies, 331; the three discover Duryodhana in the lake and invite him to renew the conflict, 332; Duryodhana declines, and recommends the three to conceal them- selves, ib.; Aswattháma vainly remon- strates, ib.; story of his revenge for the death of his father Drona, 346; visits Duryodhana on the night which succeeded the last day of the great war, accompanied by Kripa and Kritavarman, 347; offers to slay the Pandavas that night, ib. ; ap- pointed Commander-in-Chief by Duryod- hana and directed to bring the head of Bhíma, ib.; sees an owl kill the sleeping crows, 348; resolves to fall upon the Pándavas in like manner, ib.; Kripa re- monstrates with him, ib.; he persists in revenging the slaughter of Drona, ib.; refuses to wait until morning, 349; pro- ceeds to the camp of the Pandavas, fol- lowed by Kripa and Kritavarman, ib.; absence of the Pándavas in the camp of the Kauravas, ib.; the single gateway, ib.; he leaves his two friends to guard the gate whilst he enters the camp, ib.; surprises Dhrishta-dyumna and slaughters him, ib.; screaming of the women and general con- fusion, 350; he slays the five sons of the Pándavas ib. ; fearful slaughter amongst the followers and servants of the Pánda- vas, ib.; escapes with the five heads of the five sons of the Pándavas, ib.; returns with Kripa and Kritavarman to Duryodhana, 351; passes off the heads of the sons for the heads of the fathers, ib.; reproached by Duryodhana who discovers the cheat, ib.; flies with the other two warriors on the death of Duryodhana, 352; Draupadi prays to be revenged upon him, 353; Yudhishthira represents that he is the son of a Brahman, and that revenge must be left to Vishnu, ib.; Draupadí persists in having the jewel from his head, ib.; he is deprived of the jewel by Arjuna, 354; review of the story of his revenge, 355; effect of the appearance of the owl devour- ing the birds upon his mind, 356; myth- ical character of the fable of his amulet, 357.
Aswins, the two, 24; myth that they were the fathers of Nákula and Sahadeva,
Babhru-váhana, son of Arjuna by Chitrán- gada, daughter of the Raja of Manipura, 145; mythical description of, 404; his city and palace, 405; his waggons and fire weapons, ib.; his exhaustless revenues, ib.; his wealth and virtues, ib.; talents and bravery of his Ministers, 406; seizes the horse in the Aswamedha of Yudhish- thira, ib.; discovers that Arjuna is his father, 407; resolves on restoring the horse and offering the Raj to Arjuna, ib.; places his head under Arjuna's foot, 408; struck to the earth and discovered by Arjuna, 409; called the son of a herdsman and a jackal, ib.; remonstrates and prepares for
battle,409; defeat of Arjuna, ib.; beheads Arjuna with a crescent-shaped arrow, 410; rejoicings of his army, ib.; horror of his mother, ib.; descends into the under- world and defeats the serpents, 411; ob- tains the life-restoring jewel, 412; the reconciliation, ib.; his introduction to Yudhishthira, 417.
Badravati, city of, Bhíma offers to go there and bring away the horse for the Aswa- medha of Yudhishthira, 383; the jour- ney, 384; the old mother of the Raja re- fuses to leave the palace, 385; carried to Hastinapur by force, ib.
Balarama, elder brother of Krishna, designs
to give his sister Subhadrá in marriage to Duryodhana, 150; his wrath at her elopement with Arjuna, 151; Krishna remonstrates with him, ib.; the legend proved to be a fiction, 152; his speech at the great Council of the Pándavas and their allies, 243; refuses to take any part in the great war, 247; visits the camp of the Pándavas, but refuses to engage in the war, 27; goes on a pilgrimage to Prabhása, ib.; appears on the plain of Kurukshetra just before the great battle between Duryodhana and Bhíma, 337; stays to behold it as he had taught the use of the mace to both of them, ib.; advises the combatants to fight in the middle of the plain, ib.; his indignation at Bhima's foul blow, 340; prepares to slay the Pán- davas, but is prevented by Krishna, ib.; denounces Bhíma, ib.; his death, 449; legend of his birth, 462; brought up in Gokula as the son of Rohiní, ib.; his in- fancy, 464; his gambols, ib.; goes with Krishna to the city of Mathurá, 470; slaughters the fighting men of Kansa, 471; accompanies Krishna to the arena, both disguised as jugglers, 472; adven- tures with the great elephant of Raja Kansa, 473; assists Krishna in slaying the wrestlers, 474; his marriage with Revati, 475.
Bhagavat-Gítá, or " Divine Song," 293; spe- cimen of, 294, note.
Bharadwaja, the sage, the mythical father of Drona, 78, note. Bharata, son of Dushyanta, family tra- ditions of the house of, 42; Raj of an Aryan empire established by the hero Bharata amidst an aboriginal population, 44; doubtful extent of the Raj, ib. ; name applied in modern times to all India, ib.; mythical character of the more ancient traditions which precede the main story of the great war, 45; Kshatriya myth that the Rajas of Bhárata were descended from the Moon, ib.; legends of the Rajas from Bharata to Dhritarashtra, 46; 'legends of Raja Bhárata, ib.; his birth, 47; founds the great Raj, ib.; original seat of the empire, 48, note; great war of, 274; four important incidents between the alleged embassy of Krishna and the commence- ment of the war, ib.; march of the Kau-
ravas and Pándavas to the plain of Kuruk- shetra, ib.; election of generalissimos, 276; position of the rival camps on either side of the lake, 277; generally authentic account of the narrative of the entrench- ment of the rival camps and the inaugura- tion of generalissimos, 278; dubious inci- dents, ib.; legend of the humiliation of Rukmin, ib.; interchange of challenges between the Kauravas and Pándavas, 280, 281; six rules for ameliorating the horrors of the war, 283; apparently of modern date, 284; disregarded in the war, ib.; eighteen days of the war, 287; its mean character, ib.; form in which the history of the war has been preserved, 288; ex- traordinary extent to which the original Kshatriya tradition has been enlarged and interpolated by the Brahmanical com- pilers, ib.; necessity for eliminating a large portion of the matter in order to render the narrative available for his- torical purposes, ib.; diffuse dialogues, 289; wearisome description of combats and charges, all resembling each other, ib.; Brahmanical discourses, ib.; general description of the excluded matter, ib.; mythical references to the vast armies en- gaged on either side, ib.; mythical details of the battles, 290; superhuman strength and skill of the warriors engaged, ib.; employment of magical weapons, ib.; su- pernatural exploits, ib.; extraordinary omens, ib.; exaggerated pomp and cir- cumstance, 291; exaggerated slaughter, ib.; real character of the contest: a war to the knife between two branches of the same family for the possession of a landed inheritance, ib.; probable numbers en- gaged, ib.; barbarous single combats with clubs and knives, 292; free practice of treachery, deceit, and foul play, ib.; irre- levant introduction of Brahmanical dis- quisition, ib.; Sanjaya's discourse on geography to the blind Maháraja, 293; dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna on the field of battle, known as the Bhagavat- Gítá, or "Divine Song," ib.; Bhishma's discourse on the duties of Rajas, whilst mortally wounded, on a couch of arrow- heads, ib.; final contest between Duryod- hana and Bhíma prefaced by a sermon on the efficacy of places of pilgrimage, ib. ; narrative of the eighteen days of the war divided into four periods corresponding to the four commands of the four successive generalissimos of the Kauravas, viz. Bhishma, Drona, Karna, and Sálya, 296. (1.) Bhishma's command-ten days, 297; morning of the first day, ib.; Yudhish- thira proceeds on foot to the army of the Kauravas, ib.; asks the permission of Bhishma and Drona to fight against the Kauravas, ib.; Bhishma and Drona ex- cuse themselves from fighting for the Pán- davas, ib.; Yuyutsu, half-brother of Dur- yodhana, goes over to the Pándavas, 298; joy of the Pandavas, ib.; mythical cha- racter of the foregoing incidents, ib.; the
story of Yudhishthira's requests referable to the later Brahmanical period, 298; im- probability of Bhishma and Drona's pro- fessed partiality for the Pándavas, ib.; introduced to harmonize with the speeches they are said to have delivered at Krish- na's embassy, 299; dubious authenticity of the desertion of Yuyutsu, ib.; first day of the war, ib; battle between Bhishma and Bhíma and their respective armies, 300; character of the battle, ib.; single combats, ib.; disregard of the rules of fighting, ib.; combat between the youth- ful Abhimanyu and the patriarch Bhish- ma, ib.; praises bestowed by Bhishma upon the prowess of Abhimanyu, 301; combat between Uttar and Sálya, ib.; combat between Bhishma and Arjuna, ib.; mythical dialogue between Yudhish- thira and Krishna, ib.; Yudhishthira complains of the havoc committed by Bhishma and proposes retiring, ib.; con- soled by the remonstrances of Krishna, who dwells on the prowess of Arjuna and Dhrishta-dyumna, 302; narrative of the war from the second to the tenth day, ib.; second day of the war, ib.; the Pandavas repulsed by Bhishma, but rallied by Ar- juna, ib.; Bhishma reluctantly engages with Arjuna, ib.; Bhíma attacked by the Raja of Magadhá and his army, ib.; slays the son of the Raja of Magadhá, 303; vaults on an elephant and slays a second son, ib.; slays the Raja and his elephant at a single blow, ib.; Abhimanyu slays a son of Duryodhana, ib.; attacked by Dur- yodhana and rescued by Arjuna, ib.; flight of all the Rajas at the sound of Ar- juna's chariot, ib.; alarm of Bhishma at the havoc created by Arjuna, 304; suc- cesses of the Pándavas, ib.; third day of the war, ib.; tremendous charge of the Pándavas in the form of a half moon, ib. ; terrible slaughter, ib. ; cries of the wound- ed, ib.; dead men rise without heads and fight each other, ib.; the warriors fight with their fists, feet, teeth, and nails, 305; repulse of the Kauravas, ib.; Duryod- hana complains of the indifference of Bhishma, ib.; Bhishma renews the bat- tle, but the Kauravas are driven back by Arjuna, ib.; the war rages from the fourth to the ninth day, ib.; Kauravas dis- heartened at not conquering the Pán- davas, ib.; Duryodhana complains to his Chieftains of his want of success, ib.; Karna engages to slay the Pandavas if Bhishma will retire from the command, 306; Duryodhana proposes to Bhishma that he should retire, ib.; Bhishma's wrath, ib.; Bhishma engages to defeat the Pandavas on the tenth day or retire from the field, ib.; tenth day of the war, ib.; terrible conflict between Bhishma and Arjuna, ib.; Bhishma mortally wound- ed, ib.; review of the first ten days of the war, 307; interest centres in the single combat between Bhishma and Arjuna, ib.; singular effort to Brahmanize the
character of Bhishma, ib.; mythical story that Bhishma lay for many days upon a couch formed of arrow-heads, and then delivered some moral and religious dis- courses, 308. (2.) Drona's command-five days, 309; prominence of single combats, ib.; three important incidents in the his- tory of Drona's command, ib.; election of Drona, ib.; eleventh day of the war and first of Drona's command, ib.; efforts of Drona to take Yudhishthira prisoner, ib.; frustrated by the presence of Krishna and Arjuna, ib.; Susarman and his four bre- thren send a challenge to Arjuna, 310; Arjuna accepts the challenge, contrary to the advice of Yudhishthira, ib.; twelfth day of the war and second of Drona's command, ib.; Arjuna defeats Susarman and his brethren, ib.; Yudhishthira nar- rowly escapes being taken prisoner by Drona, ib.; thirteenth day of the war and third of Drona's command, ib.; Arjuna fights Susarman a second time, ib.; Drona draws up the army of the Kauravas in the form of a spider's web, ib.; inability of the Pandavas to oppose the spider's web in the absence of Krishna and Ar- juna, 311; Yudhishthira commands Ab- himanyu to charge the spider's web, ib.; Abhimanyu drives his chariot into the enemy's ranks and performs prodigies of valour, ib.; Pándavas prevented by Ja- yadratha from rescuing Abhimanyu, 312; Abhimanyu overpowered by six warriors and slain, ib.; extreme beauty and prow- ess of Abhimanyu, ib.; profound grief of Yudhishthira, ib.; general outcry against the cowardly Chieftains who slew Abhi- manyu, ib.; Arjuna's overpowering grief on hearing of the death of Abhimanyu, 313; vows to slay Jayadratha before sun- set on the morrow, ib.; Krishna endeav- ours to console Arjuna, ib.; tries to com- fort Subhadrá and Uttará, the mother and widow of Abhimanyu, ib.; his touching attendance upon Arjuna throughout the night, ib.; orders his chariot to be ready at early morn to drive Arjuna against Jayadratha, ib.; cowardly attempt of Ja- yadratha to withdraw from the field, 314; fourteenth day of the war and fourth of Drona's command, ib.; fierce struggle of Arjuna, Sátyaki, and Bhíma to reach Jayadratha, ib.; combat between Sátyaki and Bhurisrava, ib.; Bhurisrava conquers Sátyaki and prepares to cut off his head, ib.; Krishna requests Arjuna to interfere, ib.; Arjuna cuts off the arms of Bhuris- rava, ib.; Bhurisrava abuses Arjuna for interfering, ib.; Arjuna's defence, ib.; all the Kauravas reproach Arjuna, ib.; Arjuna's retort respecting the cowardly murder of his son, 315; Sátyaki beheads Bhurisrava, ib.; desperate conflict be- tween Arjuna and Jayadratha, ib.; Ar- juna beheads Jayadratha just before sun- set, ib.; exultation of the Pándavas and grief of the Kauravas, ib.; battle con- tinued throughout the night, ib.; fright-
ful confusion in the darkness, 315; plain of Kurukshetra lit up by torches, 316; battle scenes by torchlight, ib.; short in- terval of slumber at midnight, ib.; renewal of the battle by moonlight, ib.; the battle goes against the Pándavas, ib.; vow of Dhrishta-dyumna to slay Drona, ib.; Bhíma fights Drona until sunrise, 317; fifteenth day of the war and fifth of Dro- na's command, ib.; Dhrishta-dyumna fights Drona, ib.; Drona overcome by means of a lie, ib.; Dhrishta-dyumna be- heads Drona, ib.; rejoicings of the Pán- davas, ib.; deep regret of the Kauravas at the death of Drona, ib.; vow of Aswat- tháma to revenge the death of Drona, ib.; review of the foregoing account of the five days of Drona's command, ib.; touching character of the story of Abhimanyu, 319; review of the death of Drona, 320; myth- ical details, ib.; extraordinary account of a lie inadvertently told by Yudhishthira, ib.; Krishna suggests the lie, 321; Krishna suggests a prevarication, ib. (3.) Karna's command-two days, 322; election of Karna, 323; sixteenth day of the war and first of Karna's command, ib.; indecisive battle, ib.; Karna engages to slay Arjuna, ib.; seventeenth day of the war and second of Karna's command, ib.; Karna de- sires that Sálya would drive his chariot as Krishna drove the chariot of Arjuna, ib.; Duryodhana makes the request to Sálya, 324; Sálya's indignation, ib.; Sál- ya sneers at the birth of Karna as the son of a charioteer, ib.; Duryodhana as- sures Sálya of his respect and ranks him with Krishna, ib.; Sálya drives Karna's chariot against Arjuna, 325; evil omens, ib.; contention between Karna and Sálya as regards the prowess of Arjuna, ib.; Karna retorts by referring to the depraved customs of Sálya's subjects, ib.; Karna charges the Pandavas, ib.; Karna attacks Yudhishthira in the absence of Arjuna, 326; reproaches Yudhishthira for the cow- ardice he had imbibed from Brahmans, ib.; wrath of Yudhishthira at being left without protection, ib.; anger of Yud- hishthira that Arjuna had been fighting Susarman when he should have been fighting Karna, ib.; taunts Arjuna, ib.; Arjuna threatens to kill Yudhishthira, but is restrained by Krishna, ib.; recon- ciled to Yudhishthira by Krishna, 327; Bhíma attacked by Duhsásana, ib.; dead- ly conflict between Bhíma and Duhsásana, ib.; Bhima's address to the Kauravas, ib.; fulfils his vow by drinking the blood of Duhsásana, 328; Arjuna goes forth to fight a final battle with Karna, ib.; the armies stop fighting and the gods descend from heaven, ib.; Arjuna and Karna ad- dress their respective charioteers, ib.; the battle, ib.; a wheel of Karna's chariot sinks into the earth, ib.; Arjuna stays from fighting whilst Karna tries to release the wheel, 329; Krishna reminds Arjuna of the insults to Draupadí and murder of
Abhimanyu, ib.; Arjuna slays Karna with a crescent-shaped arrow, ib.; tri- umph of the Pándavas and consternation of the Kauravas, ib.; flight of the Kau- ravas, ib.; Kripa advises Duryodhana to conclude a treaty with the Pándavas, ib. ; refusal of Duryodhana, ib.; the Kauravas resolve to renew the battle on the morrow, ib; review of the foregoing narrative of Karna's command, 330. (4.) Sálya's com- mand-one day, ib.; election of Sálya, ib.; eighteenth and last day of the war, 331; Kauravas abstain from single com- bats, ib.; Sálya slain by Yudhishthira, ib.; utter defeat of the Kauravas, ib.; Duryodhana conceals himself in the lake, ib.; three survivors, ib.; general search for Duryodhana, ib.; the three Kaurava warriors discover Duryodhana and pray him to renew the battle, 332; Duryod- hana declines and recommends conceal- ment, ib.; Aswattháma vainly remon- strates, ib.; failure of the Pándavas to discover Duryodhana, ib.; Bhíma's serv- ants discover him, ib.; the Pándavas pro- ceed to the lake, ib.; Yudhishthira calls upon Duryodhana to leave the lake, 333; Duryodhana prays for rest before renew- ing the combat, ib.; Yudhishthira remon- strates, ib.; Duryodhana prays the Pán- davas to take the Raj and let him retire to the desert, ib.; Yudhishthira refuses to take the Raj except by conquest, ib.; Duryodhana offers to fight the Pandavas one at a time if they will fight fairly, 334; Yudhishthira accepts the conditions, ib.; Duryodhana stipulates to fight with the mace only, ib.; Yudhishthira agrees, ib.; Duryodhana still remains in the lake, 335; Krishna advises Bhíma to provoke Dur- yodhana to leave the water, ib.; Bhíma's irritating address to Duryodhana, ib.; Duryodhana offers to fight on the morrow, ib.; Bhíma renews his taunts and threat- ens to drag Duryodhana out of the lake, ib.; Duryodhana leaves the lake in great affliction, 336; laughter of the followers of the Pandavas, ib.; his ghastly appear- ance, ib.; Yudhishthira offers him arms and armour, ib.; question of who should fight Duryodhana, ib.; Krishna suggests Bhíma, ib.; Bhíma gladly assents, ib.; Bhíma and Duryodhana reproach one an- other, 337; Balaráma, brother of Krishna, appears upon the plain, ib. ; the battle, ib.; desperate struggle, ib.; Krishna ad- vises Bhíma to commit foul play, 338; Arjuna gives the hint to Bhíma, ib.; Bhíma nearly killed, ib.; smashes the right thigh of Duryodhana, 339; kicks Duryodhana on the head, ib.; wrath of Yudhishthira, ib.; Yudhishthira strikes Bhíma in the face, ib.; addresses Dur- yodhana, ib.; Balaráma's indignation at Bhíma's foul play, 340; Balaráma pre- pares to slay the Pándavas, but is pre- vented by Krishna, ib.; Krishna defends Bhíma, ib.; Balaráma denounces Bhíma, ib.; Krishna excuses Bhíma, ib.; Bhíma
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