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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