Zh-tina, upon- this, upbraids him, and persuades, him to remain and try bis
band against Arjdna, promising to support him.}
go8—2 1' 1i [Arjtirta and fcriam 'consult together how Mya Drdta may be
killedEffltKrdsntfh i m s e l f _ . . .
2 1 2—213. [For this purpose, Kresna makes Arjima purify himself and
offer fip prayers« to- the Batdra. Batdra M km descends, and-informs
Arfkna that he will succeed in Wiling Mya Drdta, if be only makes use of
the arrow called pMSopdii, and then vaniShIS,3;,f
214—228. \ [The two wives o f Abimdnyu talk much together o f the
death of their husband.- Their different • situations and feelings. Their
separation and meeting again under various forms, &c,; after whfeh M M
burnsherself with fo e body of- AbmdMjui} ■
2^9—^231. [With the rising sun, the Panddwa chiefs, &e. repair to the
field of Battle, where they find the Kurdresa forces- drawn up in the order
chakra M&n&» -Wit& J%a Drdta, for safety*® sake, in tb e e en tr e }
282< [The diameter Of the circle .formed by the- enemy round Myd
Drdta is ton times foe distance at which men can be distinguished by the
eye;)' ■ 1 - — -
233—285. [The Ponddswa observe the same order o f battle and attack
the Kurdwa. Both armies mingle in close and obstinate fight.}^“
236 and 137. [Tber Brmddma being oppressed with thirst, Aij&rn strikes
an arrow into the earth ? whereupon water springing-forth, men and beasts
drink and are refreshed. )>i ?
238—240. [Kresna makes Aijtina shoot at Suyuddna, whose chariot is
thereby broken to pieces, and his charioteer and horses killed, himself
narrowly escaping with his lifer. Arjuna and his men fight furiously, and' k ill
many o f foe enemy.)
241—244. \SatiaM kills Tuyasdda, Kambtydna, and Sang Ambisdki.’]
245—252. [Bima kills Chitra YMa, Mya Susena, GhdrucMtrd, ‘ Durjdya,
Jdya CMtraS&na, GMiraka, Sangupu Ghitra Derma, and nine more chiefs.)
$$3j*jgd7t [Barium®« oppbses SwtMJci. They fight, and after their
weapons are broken they close and wrestle. • Sittinki is on the point o f being
killed, when Arj&na, at the urgent request o f Kresna, discharges an arrow
at Burisr&wa, which breaking his- arm causes him to drop the weapon with
which he was going to kill Satidha. While Burisrawa and Aijfina are
expostulating with each Mhar off thdr fespeictive conduct, SdMM Seizes -the
opportunity to dispatch the former. Bima and Arjina slay thousands o f
the
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•the enemy, and endeavour to get at Mya Drdta, hut are prevented by the
• numbers jpf the Kundxaa who rush in between and try to save him»] jj
, 258__259. . [Seeing .Jifem and Aryima tired and neaily. exhausted,
-without the latter’s being likely t© effect foe death eft Ja yuB rdia within
the promised time, Krisna has recoume tp an artifice. He discharges his
chdJcra at the declining sun, whereupon the clouds following the course o f
.the weapon, o o f a t Murad a a d ^ ^ a t e .fo d s l»® « r y , making it appear like
might.' The Kurdwa thinking.foe fatal, day past on which A tjm a was to
M l Jdya Drdia, teiumphantly and .insultingly, .call .out i® Aryima to fulfil
Ms promise fomeefoag-deafo and being burnetii)- -
260__262. [Taking advantage of the darkness and of the Kurdwa being
off their guard, Kresna, accompanied by Ary&na} wheels his.chariot^past the
Kurdova, t i l he'reaches the spot where Jdyd Drdia is., A)y6na tb&a shoots
at Mya Drdta and kills him. ;Jdya Drdia’s headfoeing struck .Off by the
arrow, Jfwsnccauses a wind t-o rke-and carry it jx> MyaDrdta’s father, who
was doing penance in the mountains, in order to obtain ofi the-gods, that
if-his son was killed in fo e battle, h e m%ht fore again. In Ms sfoprise at
beholding -the head, he madverteatiy«eKdaimed fo^t :his <son was -dead, which
- sealed his- doom. KrSsna then recalled his chdfcra, whereupon foe sun again
ghone forth before it went down. Thus foe vow o f Aryima was fulfilled.)
263—264. {Suyuddna accuses Damgyang DrAna o f being the cahse o f
Mya ifrsztofo death, in mot .suffering him to retire fern the- field-of battle
when he wished to do so- D'angyang Druna defends his conduct and uses
high words -v •' - •
265—2®i. [Suyuddna invites Kima to go and attack Aryima. Kerm
goes, atxd Suyuddna with his men follow.)
267—271. [The sun sets and the battle continues.,, .Enemies and friends
are with difficulty distinguished in the dark, and, many , o f th e > t fe r are
killed'by mistake.) «. . ■ {
g y f__275. [Sang-. Dwajaya-rdta, foe .adopted ,brofoer K£raj Kema, is
killed by Bima. Pratipeyu is ;o.a foe. point of .killing Sangd sm g’a,- the son
o f Satidki, bu^ ^ prevented from-doing sojby Bijna, by whom* he himself is
slain, after having wounded Bma.^
276. [The sons o f the Kurtpwa chiefs, exasperated at the death o f
Pratipiydf all -fall d fm BimOj, hut are evtery op£ .et ttopa? .killed ,by.fo?t
potent herb.) ‘ \ | , S11i;, »••• } .1» r.
277, [Three younger brothers o f Sdkuni are killed by B(ma.j
3 M 2 278— 280.