l60. [_Arjéna then descends from the chariot, and dissuades Krésna from
killing Bismqï]
-> ;Ji6l, [Krésna and Arjdna both reaseend thejAariot/i ^hile Bisma remains
deprived of all his strength, in consequence', of the fright- he had
undergone.]
162__1 6 4 .' [Bisma makes a sign to Dérma-Wangsd, 'who recollecting
that the formet had made a surrender of his life“ to Arjtina -and Kri-kdndi,
goes to them and tells ,them not to be afraid, but to. sbqo.fc;at Bisma ; whereupon
Sri-kdndi discharging an arrow, hits.; him ipirttec breast. The arrow
not having penetrated far, Arjtina. shoots, and drixp^flt, home with another
arrow. - Bisma falls down in the chariot ,bet iSi not killed. His blood ascending
to the regions above, is converted into flowers, apd in that form returns
to: the earth.]./ q
165. [The Kurdwa fly and are pursued by the Panddwa.^
166-^167..,. [Dérma^Wangsa,. Arjirna, Nakula, and Sedéwa, all go, and
kiss the feet óf the respected Bisma i, but the haughty andjunbending Bhna
remaining in an angry posture, makes no obeisance to the wounded Gr&ru.
The Kurdwa chiefs,.with at their head, wish to come-up and-bow
respectfully before Bisma-, but seeing the stern Bvma tthgy are afraid to
approach.]
168. ' [A truce takes place between the (hostile chiefs, when all shew thejr
respect for Bisma. The Kwrima wish to place him upon a mak^bftt, the
Panddwa insist upon his litter consisting .of arrows joined together.]
169. » [The Panddwa withdraw, and the Kurdwa alone are . left in. charge
of Bisma. Bisma refuses to take the water offered him in a vqssel by Svyu.
ddna, and calls to Atjuna, who presents him with some in a quiv gF .]^
I 7O—I 7 I . [Bisma defers dying till the period öf thöisun’s greatest .declination,
which he reckons to'be about-seyen, months off.]
172. [Svyuddna appoints Dangyang Dr&na commanderdn-chief, wlïere?
upon it rains blood.]..;
173. [The Kvréwa are too uneasy in their minds to go to rest.] ,
I 74—177. [The following morning they go to battle. Both armies, are
formed into the order of battle called, gd?«» or the elephant. A furious
e n g a g em e n t ensues, in which many are slain on either side. Arjèna destroys
the order of the Kurdwa army, is shot by Bagadéta, and afterwards brought
to life again by medicines administered by Krésna, when he returns to the
attack,
attack, and kills. Bdgaditd and the elephant he is ’on. Many of the Kurdwa
are killed by Bhna and Arj^nai^ ;; 1
178. [NightWormijig £n the battle ceases. I t was at the, eighth panglong
(or about the twenty-fourth) of'the'moon» The Panddwa regale themselves^
while the, Kurdwaiiaiwi&tit'the death. of, 'Bdgade}a.] :
\^ 9~ i^ij§ ^D a n g ya 'iig ^D j;d n0,\ undertakes ■ to kill Derma Wdngsa, provided
Ajyyn@ .-and iBiima &aj;o'fput of the way. ■/Ten Kurdwct chiefs, with
Trigerta at their head, kdraw. ampy- Aiytinq tOj fight against them to the south
of';the h P b .ten more, P^ra» dray? off.;j8/«w, in a similar
m a n n e r , t h e . north of j-the , hills., , :as usual» accompanies and
watchgg pvfet,ithe,j^fefy;.of jAiyUyaJ]
182—185..» [Dangyang-Dr foldforms hitmen into [the» order chakra-buhia
(err- fhat offhe'teh^ICqwitha well-defended entrance).: Derma. Wdngsa, in
bif; perplexity whattp doj^gajis upon-,Bimdnyu, the son of Arjuna, to attack
and break .the order;'of 5theR enemy« Bimdnyu, deppyed by Suyuddna,
pursues him -into -the., ring, purposely formed by 'the, enemy,, when.it closes,
and he is cut off from all assistance and support from the Panddwa. Jb'ft
1 86,-r-l§'k}gi^Bimdnyu kills Beksdna-kumdra, the sortfofhSuyuddna, but is
overpowered, b y . the numbergsf the enemy. His situation is described'.by
many similes/, -.He is slainjgJVfa
[Night pomes on and hostilities cease.] ,.V
, 19^-fn.l.99f'J.'i(The effect which the death. of' Abmdnyu produces on hist
wife Dewi - Sunddri. She adorns and prepares to' burn herself‘with' the
porpSe of hei; .husband,], 1
200«; ([Kis^qtl\er swife, Utdri, being eight months gone with child, is
deprived of .this, bQUauf&jti
201—205. [Bima and Arjima return ‘victorious frqm ■ theii$ respective
engagements. -The latter is angry with Derma Wdngsa,\for having caused
the death ,of his son, jmt .is appeased .by Kresna, »and 'induged'.'to.'treat
thg man wi th) respect, -Derma Jfffingsja explains how AMmdnyu's
death ,j was occasioned by Jdya JOrdia’s^p^eyenting^the Panddwa from
entering the ring.of the enemy, and from his defending it so well.. Arjuna
vows., vengeance- against Jdya Drdta, and hopes • that he- himself may be'
killed and burned, if he does not on the [following day send him to the
pther world.] . ,
..,'2 0 6 -and 207» JiJ.dya .D rd ^ ^ d y im ^ \0^ ^ Arjunah intentions, begs of
Svyuddna to be allowed. to withdraw from the field of battle, Dangyang
3 M Drtina,