That invincible hero, viz., Abhimanyu, who, though a child in years, was still equal in battle to Arjuna or Keshava or Baladeva, O lord, that, warrior who was highly accomplished in battle,... Read more
What need be said, therefore, for the sons of Pandu who are destitute of energy and prowess? The mighty-armed Bhishma spared the Parthas in battle. Karna, however, will slay them in the figh... Read more
The Amvashtha king Srutayus, that foremost of Kshatriyas, who used to career in battle most fearlessly, hath been slain by Arjuna. Thy son Duhshasana, accomplished in arms and invincible in... Read more
3 “Sanjaya said, ‘Upon the fall of the great bowman Drona, thy sons, those mighty car-warriors, became pale and deprived of their senses. Armed with weapons, all of them, O monar... Read more
BOOK 8 Karna-parva 1 Om! Having bowed down unto Narayana, and unto that most exalted of male beings, Nara, and unto the goddess Sarasvati also, must the word Jaya be uttered. Vaishampayana s... Read more
466. In Hindu mythology, solar eclipses are caused by Rahu’s attempts at swallowing the Sun. 467. Budha is Mercury, and Sukra is Venus. 468. Both the Bombay and the Bengal texts repeat... Read more
431. The Bengal reading is tatas kruddhar. The Bombay reading is vachas kruram. I adopt the latter. 432. The last word of this verse in the Bengal text is Sanjaya; in the Bombay text, it is... Read more
SECTION V “Sanjaya said, ‘Beholding that tiger among men, viz., Karna, mounted on his car, Duryodhana, O king, filled with joy, said these words, ‘This host, protected by t... Read more
391. A fabulous aquatic animal resembling an alligator. 392. Formed after the shape of the hawk. 393. The Bengal reading is ‘Yudhi sandhaya’. The Bombay reading is ‘pratisa... Read more
351. The sense is that Arjuna representing one force, and Bhishma another, the two forces seemed to mingle, into one another, like one bolt of heaven against another, as one may say. 352. Ap... Read more
