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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.

Balaráma, 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 Pandavas, but refuses to engage in
the war, 2.7; 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 Bhíma'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
Revatí, 475.

Benares. See Kasi.

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
Bhárata 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
Bhárata 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 Pandavas 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 Pandavas, 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.; firs' day
of the war, ib; battle between Bhishma
and Bhima 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
Pandavas 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 defents 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 Subhadra 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 Pándavas, ib.; Karna attacks
Yudhishthira in the absence of Arjuna,
326; reproaches Yudhishthira for the cow-
ardice he had imbibed from Bráhmans,
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 Bhima and Duhsásana,
ib.; Bhíma'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 Pandavas 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.; Balarama'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

forgiven by Yudhishthira, 340; the Pán-
davas go with Krishna to see Duryodhana,
ib.; recriminations between Duryodhana
and Krishna, ib.; manifestation of the
divine approval of Duryodhana, 341;
Krishna consoles the Pándavas and pro-
claims Yudhishthira Raja, ib.; the Pán-
davas proceed to the camp of the Kauravas
and obtain great spoil, ib.; Yudhishthira
requests Krishna to proceed to Hastinapur
and excuse the proceedings of himself and
brethren to the Maharaja, ib.; Krishna
reaches Hastinapur on the first quarter of
the right, 342; interview between Krish-
na and the Maháraja, ib.; affecting in-
terview between Krishna and the Rání
Gándhárí, ib.; Krishna consoles Gánd-
hárí by engaging that the Pándavas should
prove more dutiful than the Kauravas,
313; Gándhárí's reply to Krishna, ib.;
Krishna renews his promises, ib.; returns
to the quarters of the Pándavas in the
camp of the Kauravas, 344; review of the
foregoing narrative of the last day of the
great war, ib.; the revenge of Aswat-
tháma, 346; review of the story of the
revenge of Aswattháma, 355; appearance
of the plain of Kurukshetra on the even-
ing of the last day of the war, ib.; recon-
ciliation of the living and burial of the
dead, 359; narrative of the funeral cere-
monies on the field of battle, 363; diffi-
culty as regards the war lasting eighteen
days, ib.; narrative of the funeral cere-
monies on the field of battle-see Funeral
Ceremonies; Vyása, the sage, promises to
assemble the ghosts of the slain, 439; the
armies reappear in all their pomp as when
alive, 440; disappearance of the dead at
the dawn, 441; the widows rejoin their
husbands by drowning themselves in the
Ganges, ib.

Bhils, legend of the son of the Raja of, who
desired Drona to teach him archery, illus-
trative of the supremacy exercised by the
Aryans over their aboriginal neighbours,
82; ancient and modern condition of the
Bhíls, ib.; Drona refuses to teach the son
of the Bhil Raja, 83; sorrow of the Bhil,
ib.; the Bhíl sets up a clay image of
Drona and learns archery by practising
before the image, ib.; Drona contemplates
spoiling his archery, but is restrained by
his submission, ib.; alleged Bhíl custom
of not shooting with the fore-finger, 84;
review of the tradition, ib.; cause of the
alarm of the Kshatriyas, ib.; story of the
Bhíl woman and her five sons who were
burnt at Váranávata, 103.
Bhíma, the second Pándava, his life at-
tempted by Duryodhana, 74; escapes to
the city of serpents, ib.; his great strength,
ib.; mythical character of his escape, ib.;
learns the use of the club from Drona, 75;
his club-fighting with Duryodhana at the
exhibition of arms at Hastinápur, 87; his
contemptuous language towards Karna,
90; burns the house of Purochana at Vá-
ranávata, 102; wars against the Asuras

referred to the old wars between the
Aryans and aborigines, 106; story of his
encounter with Hidimba the Asura, 107;
carries his mother and brethren through
the great forest, 108; slays Hidimba, ib.;
advances of Hidimba's sister, ib.; marries
Hidimbi, ib.; extraordinary honeymoon,
109; review of the fiction, ib.; his fight
with Vaka, the Asura, 110; legendary
voracity, ib.; his serio-comic preparations
for the battle, 111; rends Vaka asunder,
112; submission of the other Asuras, ib.;
review of the fiction, 113; his conquest
of Jarasandha, Raja of Magadhá, 162;
mythical character of the legend, 164;
prevented by his elder brother Yudhish-
thira from interfering in behalf of Drau-
padí in the gambling pavilion, 182; speaks
vehemently to Yudhishthira, ib.; his
fearful vow against Duryodhana and
Duhsásana, ib.; his interview with his
mythical brother Hanuman, son of Váyu,
190; proceeds to the gardens of Kuvera,
the god of wealth, 191; his wrathful re-
ply to the insolent invitation of Duhsásana
to the sacrifice of Duryodhana, 196; his
pursuit of Jayadratha after the abduction
of Draupadí, 201; drags him from his
chariot and reduces him to the condition
of a slave, 202; refuses to release him un-
less commanded by Draupadí, ib.; appears
in the Council-hall of Raja Viráta with a
ladle in one hand and a scimitar in the
other, 207; engaged as head cook, ib.;
declines to fight Jimúta until he has
satisfied his hunger, 209; devours an
enormous quantity of provisions, ib.; great
battle with Jimúta, ib.; dashes out his
brains, 210; obtains great favour from the
Raja, ib.; fights with wild beasts in the
women's apartments, ib.; commanded by
Yudhishthira not to interfere when Drau-
padí is affronted by Kíchaka in the Coun-
cil-hall, 212; Draupadí awakens him in
the night and demands revenge, 213; re-
bukes her, 214; explains how Yudhishthira
has in every case prohibited his interfer-
ence, ib.; engages to punish Kíchaka, ib.;
his battle with Kíchaka in the music and
dancing-room, 215; slays Kíchaka and
rolls his flesh and bones into a ball, 216;
hastens to rescue Draupadí from the bro-
thers of Kichaka, 217; mistaken for the
Gandharva, ib.; rescues Raja Viráta, 220;
refers to Krishna for a reply to Duryod-
hana's challenge, 281; his battle with
Bhishma on the first day of the war, 300;
attacked by the Raja of Magadhá on the
second day of the war, 302; slays a 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.; fights Drona in the night be-
tween the fourteenth and fifteenth days
of the war, 317; attacked by Duhsásana,
327; deadly conflict between him and
Duhsásana, ib.; fulfils his vow by drink-
ing the blood of Duhsásana, ib.; his serv-
ants discover Duryodhana in the lake, 332;

Krishna advises him to provoke Duryod-
hana to leave the lake, 335; his irritating
address to Duryodhana, ib.; threatens to
drag Duryodhana out of the lake, ib.;
Krishna suggests that he should fight
Duryodhana, 336; he gladly assents, ib.;
he exchanges reproaches with Duryod-
hana, 337; the battle, 338; desperate
struggle, ib.; advised by Krishna to com-
mit foul play, ib.; Arjuna gives him the
hint, 339; nearly killed by Duryodhana,
ib.; smashes the thigh of Duryodhana,
ib.; kicks Duryodhana on the head, ib.;
wrath of Yudhishthira, ib.; struck in the
face by Yudhishthira, ib.; Balaráma in-
dignant at his conduct, 340; defended by
Krishna, ib.; denounced by Balarama
but excused by Krishna, ib.; forgiven by
Yudhishthira, ib.; his head desired by
Duryodhana, 348; his son's head passed
off by Aswattháma as his own head, 351;
Duryodhana crushes it in his hands and
discovers the cheat, ib.; receives from Ar-
juna the amulet belonging to Aswattháma
and gives it to Draupadí, 354; prostrates
himself with his brethren at the feet of
the Maharaja, 361; Dhritarashtra calls
for him and receives his image instead, ib.;
the image crushed, ib.; the Maharaja em-
braces him, ib.; reproached by the Rání
Gáudhárí for having drank the blood of
Duhsásana, 362; his denial, ib.; offers to
go to the city of Badravati to bring away
a horse for the Aswamedha of Yudhish-
thira, 383; jealousy of Krishna that Ar-
juna was not selected, ib.; Krishna objects
to his fondness for eating and his marriage
to an Asura wife, 384; retorts that Krish-
na's stomach contains the universe, ib.;
refers to Krishna's marriage to the daugh-
ter of a Bear, ib.; mollifies Krishna, ib.;
proceeds to the city of Badravati to bring
away the horse, ib.; tantalizing trick as
regards eating played upon by Krishna,
386; complains to Krishna of the trouble-
some conduct of the women of his camp,
387; appointed General-Superintendent
of the women, ib.; jesting conversation
with Krishna, ib.; his address to the wo-
men, ib.; arrives at Manipura mounted
upon Garura, 412; slaughters the horse
at the Aswamedha of Yudhishthira, 431;
feasts the Brahmans, 433; his disputes
with the Maharaja, 439; his death, 454.
Bhíma, Raja of Vidarbha, or Berar, in
the Dekhan, 480; proclaims the Swayam-
vara of his daughter Damayantí, 481;
performs the marriage rites of Nala and
Damayantí, 485; sends Bráhmans in search
of Damayantí, 492; Damayanti's return,
493; sends Bráhmans in search of Nala,
ib.

Bhishma, his dreadful vow, 51; a leading
character in the Mahá Bhárata, ib.; his
loyalty to his half-brothers, 52; carries
away the three daughters of the Raja of
Benares to be wives to Vichitra-vírya, ib.;
the marriage, 53; refuses to raise up seed
to his deceased half-brother, 54; educates

Dhritarashtra, Pándu, and Vidura, 63;
entertains Drona as preceptor of the Kau-
ravas and Pándavas, 75; gives his half-
sister in marriage to Drona, ib.; his ap-
pearance at the public exhibition of arms
at Hastinapur, 86; proposes in Council a
division of the Raj between the Kauravas
and Pándavas, 127, 137; refrains from
interfering when Draupadí is insulted in
the gambling pavilion, 181; publicly re-
bukes Duryodhana after the Pandavas
have rescued him from the Gandharvas,
195; his reply in the Council to the de-
mand of the Pándavas for the restoration
of their Raj, 250; remonstrated with by
Karna for praising Arjuna, ib.; threatens
that Arjuna will destroy Karna, 251; in-
terposition of Maháraja Dhritarashtra, ib.;
his wrath at the proposal of Duryodhana
to put Krishna in custody, 259; receives
Krishna in the Council-hall, 262; strongly
remonstrates with Duryodhana in the
Council of Kauravas summoned to receive
Krishna, 265; second powerful speech in
the Council, 266; Duryodhana proposes
that he shall be generalissimo of the
Kauravas and their allies in the great war,
276; agrees on condition that he shall not
be called upon to fight Arjuna, and that
Karna absents himself from the field, ib. ;
solemnly inaugurated as Commander-in-
Chief of the Kauravas, ib.; frames six
rules for ameliorating the horrors of the
war, 283; his discourse on the duties of
Rajas, 293; narrative of his ten days' com-
mand, 297; excuses himself from fighting
for the Pandavas, ib.; improbability of
the story, 298; introduced to harmonize
with the specch he is said to have delivered
at Krishna's embassy, 299; first day of
his command, 300; his battle with Bhima,
ib.; his combat with Abhimanyu, ib.;
praises the prowess of Abhimanyu, 301;
his combat with Arjuna, ib.; second day
of his command, 302; repulses the Pán-
davas, ib.; reluctantly engages with Ar-
juna, ib.; Duryodhana complains of his
indifference, 305; he renews the battle,
but is driven back by Arjuna, ib; his
wrath at the proposition of Duryodhana
that he should retire from the field, 306;
engages to defeat the Pándavas on the
tenth day or perish upon the field, ib.;
terrible conflict with Arjuna, ib.; mor-
tally wounded, ib.; singular effort to
Brahmanize his character, 307; mythical
story that he lay for many days upon a
couch formed of arrow heads, and there
delivered some moral and religious dis-
courses, 308; another preposterous myth
connected with his death, ib.
Bhishmaka, Raja of Vidarbha, his daughter
Rukmini carried off by Krishna, 475.
Bhojas, a tribe in the Vindhya mountains,
66; still represented by the Dhar Rajas,
ib., note; myth that Kuntí was brought
up in the house of the Raja of the Bhojas,
93.
Bhurisrava, his combat with Sátyaki on the

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