Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxii : SECTION LXII "Vidura said,--"Gambling is the root of dissensions. It bringeth about disunion. Its consequences are frightful. Yet having recourse to this, Dhritarashtra's son Duryodhana createth for himself fierce enmity. The descendants of Pratipa and Santanu, with their fierce troops and their...
Jarasandhta Badha Parva. Section Xxiii : SECTION XXIII Vaisampayana said,--'then that foremost of all speakers, Krishna of the Yadava race, addressing king Jarasandha who was resolved upon fighting, said,--'O king, with whom amongst us three dost thou desire to fight? Who amongst us shall prepare himself for battle (with thee)?' Thus...
Rajasuyarambha Parva. Section Xvi : SECTION XVI "Yudhishthira said,--'Desirous of the imperial dignity but acting from selfish motives and relying upon courage alone, how, O Krishna, can I despatch ye (unto Jarasandha)? Both Bhima and Arjuna, I regard as my eyes, and thee, O Janardana as my mind. How shall I live, deprived of my eyes...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Xl : p. 81 SECTION XL 'Sisupala said,--'Old and infamous wretch of thy race, art thou not ashamed of affrighting all these monarchs with these numerous false terrors! Thou art the foremost of the Kurus, and living as thou dost in the third state (celibacy) it is but fit for thee that thou shouldst give...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Liv : SECTION LIV "Duryodhana said,--'He that is devoid of intellect but hath merely heard of many things, can scarcely understand the real import of the scriptures, like the spoon that hath no perception of the taste of the soup it toucheth. Thou knowest everything, but yet confoundest me. Like a bo...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Xlvii : p. 95 SECTION XLVII "Sakuni said.--'O Duryodhana, thou shouldst not be jealous of Yudhishthira. The sons of Pandu are enjoying what they deserve in consequence of their own good fortune. O slayer of foes, O great king, thou couldst not destroy them by repeatedly devising numberless plans, many...
Section Iv : SECTION IV "Vaisampayana said,--"Then that chief of men, king Yudhishthira, entered that palatial "sabha" having first fed ten thousand Brahmanas with preparations of milk and rice mixed with clarified butter and honey with fruits and roots, and with pork and venison. The king gratified those...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxiv : SECTION LXIV "Sakuni said,--'Thou hast, O Yudhishthira, lost much wealth of the Pandavas. If thou hast still anything that thou hast not yet lost to us, O son of Kunti, tell us what it is!" "Yudhishthira said,--O son of Suvala, I know that I have untold wealth. But why is it, O Sakuni, that thou...
Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva. Section Viii : SECTION VIII "Narada said,--'O Yudhisthira, I shall now describe the assembly house of Yama, the son of Vivaswat, which, O son of Pritha, was built by Viswakarma. Listen now to me. Bright as burnished gold, that assembly house, O monarch, covers an area of much more than a hundred "yojanas"...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lvii : p. 112 SECTION LVII Vaisampayana said,--"Vidura then, thus commanded against his will by king Dhritarashtra, set out, with the help of horses of high mettle and endued with great speed and strength, and quiet and patient, for the abode of the wise sons of Pandu. Possessed of great intelligence...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Xlvi : SECTION XLVI Vaisampayana said,--"That bull among men, Duryodhana, continued to dwell in that, assembly house (of the Pandavas). And with Sakuni, the Kuru prince slowly examined the whole of that mansion, and the Kuru prince beheld in it many celestial designs, which he had never seen before...
Jarasandhta Badha Parva. Section Xxii : SECTION XXII "Jarasandha said,--'I do not recollect if I ever acted injuriously towards ye! Even upon a careful mental scrutiny I fail to see the injury I did unto ye. When I have never done ye an injury, why, ye Brahmanas do ye regard me, who am innocent, as your foe? O, answer me truly, for this...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lii : SECTION LII Duryodhana said,--"Those king that are revered over all the world, who are devoted to truth and who are pledged to the observance of rigid vows, who are possessed of great learning and eloquence, who are fully conversant with the Vedas and their branches as also with sacrifices, who...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxxvi : SECTION LXXVI Vaisampayana said,--"Then the vanquished sons of Pritha prepared for their exile into the woods. And they, one after another, in due order, casting off their royal robes, attired themselves in deer-skins. And Dussasana, beholding those chastisers of foes, dressed in deer-skins...
Section Ii : SECTION II "Vaisampayana said,--"Janardana deserving the worship of all, having lived happily at Khandavaprastha for some time, and having been treated all the while with respectful love and affection by the sons of Pritha, became desirous one day of leaving Khandavaprastha to behold his father...
Jarasandhta Badha Parva. Section Xxiv : SECTION XXIV Vaisampayana said,--"thus addressed, Bhima firmly resolved upon slaying Jarasandha, replied unto Krishna of the Yadu race, saying,--O tiger of the p. 53 [paragraph continues] Yadu race, O Krishna, this wretch that yet stayeth before me with sufficient strength and bent upon fight...
Jarasandhta Badha Parva. Section Xxix : SECTION XXIX Vaisampayana said,--that chastiser of all foes then vanquished king Srenimat of the country of Kumara, and then Vrihadvala, the king of Kosala. Then the foremost of the sons of Pandu, by performing feats excelling in fierceness, defeated the virtuous and mighty king Dirghayaghn...
Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva. Section Ix : SECTION IX 'Narada said--O Yudhishthira, the celestial "Sabha" of Varuna is unparalleled in splendour. In dimensions it is similar to that of Yama. Its walls and arches are all of pure white. It hath been built by Viswakarma (the celestial architect) within the waters. It is surrounded on all sides...
Jarasandhta Badha Parva. Section Xxvii : SECTION XXVII Vaisampayana said,--"that heroic and foremost of the Pandavas endued with great energy, crossing the White mountains, subjugated the country of the Limpurushas ruled by "Durmaputra", after a collision involving a great slaughter of Kshatriyas, and brought the region under his complete...
Rajasuyika Parva. Section Xxxiv : SECTION XXXIV Vaisampayana said,--"then, O king, Yudhishthira, having approached and worshipped his grandfather and his preceptor, addressed Bhishma and Drona and Kripa and the son of Drona and Duryyodhana and Vivingsati, and said,--'Help me ye all in the mater of this sacrifice. This large...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Xlv : SECTION XLV (Dyuta Parva) Vaisampayana said,--"when that foremost of sacrifices, the Rajasuya so difficult of accomplishment, was completed, Vyasa surrounded by his disciples presented himself before Yudhishthira. And Yudhishthira, upon beholding him quickly rose from his seat, surrounded by his...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxix : SECTION LXIX Vaisampayana said,--"The kings present in that assembly, from tear of Duryodhana, uttered not a word, good or ill, although they beheld Draupadi crying piteously in affliction like a female osprey, and repeatedly appealing to them. And the son of Dhritarashtra beholding those kings...
Rajasuyarambha Parva. Section Xix : SECTION XIX "Krishna said,--some time after this, the great ascetic, the exalted Chandakausika, again came into the country of the Magadhas. Filled with joy at the advent of the "Rishi", king Vrihadratha, accompanied by his ministers and priest and wives and son, went out to receive him. And, O...
Title Page : THE MAHABHARATA Of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa BOOK 2 SABHA PARVA Translated Into English Prose From The Original Sanskrit Text By KISARI MOHAN GANGULI [1883-1896] NOTICE OF ATTRIBUTION Scanned , 2003. Proofed at Distributed Proofing, Juliet Sutherland, Project Manager. Additional proofing...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxxi : SECTION LXXI "Karna said,--'We have never heard of such an act (as this one of Draupadi), performed by any of the women noted in this world for their beauty. When the sons of both Pandu and Dhritarashtra were excited with wrath, this Draupadi became unto the sons of Pandu as their salvation. Indeed...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Xlix : SECTION XLIX Janamejaya said,--"O thou foremost of all conversant with the Vedas, how did that game at dice take place, fraught with such evil to the cousins and through which my grand-sires, the son of Pandu, were plunged into such sorrow? What kings also were present in that assembly, and who...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxxiii : SECTION LXXIII Janamejaya said,--"How did the sons of Dhritarashtra feel, when they came to know that the Pandavas had, with Dhritarashtra's leave, left Hastinapore with all their wealth and jewels?" Vaisampayana said,--"O king, learning that the Pandavas had been commanded by the wise...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxiii : SECTION LXIII Duryodhana said,--'O Kshatta, thou art always boasting of the fame of our enemies, deprecating the sons of Dhritarashtra. We know, O Vidura, of whom thou art really fond. Thou always disregardest us as children, That man standeth confest, who wisheth for success unto those that are...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Li : SECTION LI Duryodhana said,--'O sinless one, listen to me as I describe that large mass of wealth consisting of various kinds of tribute presented unto Yudhishthira by the kings of the earth. They that dwell by the side of the river Sailoda flowing between the mountains of Mer and Mandara and enjoy...
Rajasuyarambha Parva. Section Xv : SECTION XV "Yudhishthira said,--"Intelligent as thou art, thou hast said what none else is capable of saying. There is none else on earth who is settler of all doubts. Behold, there are kings in every province employed in benefiting their respective selves. But no one amongst them hath been able...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxv : SECTION LXV Duryodhana said,--'Come, Kshatta, bring hither Draupadi the dear and loved wife of the Pandavas. Let her sweep the chambers, force her thereto, and let the unfortunate one stay where our serving-women are.' "Vidura said,--'Dost thou not know, O wretch, that by uttering such harsh words...
Jarasandhta Badha Parva. Section Xxv : SECTION XXV (Digvijaya Parva) Vaisampayana said,--Arjuna, having obtained that best of bows and that couple of inexhaustible quivers and that car and flag-staff, as also that assembly-house, addressing Yudhisthira said,--Bow, weapons, great energy, allies, territory, fame, army-those, O king...
Jarasandhta Badha Parva. Section Xxxi : SECTION XXXI Vaisampayana said,--"I shall now recite to you the deeds and triumphs of Nakula, and how that exalted one conquered the direction that had once been subjugated by Vasudeva. The intelligent Nakula, surrounded by a large host, set out from Khandavaprastha for the west, making this earth...
Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva. Section X : SECTION X "Narada said,--'Possessed of great splendour, the assembly house of Vaisravana, O king, is a hundred "yojanas" in length and seventy "yojanas" in breadth. It was built, O king, by Vaisravana himself using his ascetic power. Possessing the splendour of the peaks of Kailasa, that mansi...
Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva. Section Xi : SECTION XI "Narada said,--Listen to me, O child, as I tell thee of the assembly house of the Grandsire, that house which none can describe, saying it "is such." In the "Krita" (golden) age of old, O king, the exalted deity Aditya (once) came down from heaven into the world of men. Having seen...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxxvii : SECTION LXXVII Yudhishthira said,--'I bid farewell unto all the Bharatas, unto my old grand-sire (Bhishma), king Somadatta, the great king Vahlika, Drona, Kripa, all the other kings, Aswathaman, Vidura, Dhritarashtra, all the sons of Dhritarashtra, Yayutsu, Sanjaya, and all the courtiers, I bid...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxvii : SECTION LXVII p. 130 "Bhima said,--'O Yudhishthira, gamblers have in their houses many women of loose character. They do not yet stake those women having kindness for them even. Whatever wealth and other excellent articles the king of Kasi gave, whatever, gems, animals, wealth, coats of mail...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxx : SECTION LXX "Karna said,--'Of all the persons in the assembly, three, "viz"., Bhishma, Vidura, and the preceptor of the Kurus (Drona) appear to be independent; for they always speak of their master as wicked, always censure him, and never wish for his prosperity. O excellent one, the slave, the s...
Jarasandhta Badha Parva. Section Xxx : SECTION XXX Vaisampayana said,--"thus also Sahadeva, dismissed with affection by king Yudhisthira the just, marched towards the southern direction accompanied by a mighty host. Strong in strength, that mighty prince of the Kuru race, vanquishing completely at the outset the Surasenas, brought...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Xlviii : SECTION XLVIII Vaisampayana said--"O king, impressed with the great Rajasuya sacrifice of king Yudhishthira, Sakuni, the son of Suvala, having learnt before the intentions of Duryodhana, while accompanying him in the way from the assembly house, and desirous of saying what was agreeable to him...
Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva. Section V : SECTION V (Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva) "Vaisampayana said,--"While the illustrious Pandavas were seated in that "Sabha" along with the principal "Gandharvas", there came, O Bharata, unto that assembly the celestial Rishi Narada, conversant with the "Vedas" and "Upanishadas", worshipped by...
Rajasuyarambha Parva. Section Xviii : SECTION XVIII "Krishna continued,--'hearing these words of the king, the "Rakshasa" woman answered--Blessed be thou, O king of kings. Capable of assuming any form at will. I am a "Rakshasa" woman called Jara. I am living, O king, happily in thy house, worshipped by all. Every day I wander...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxviii : SECTION LXVIII Draupadi said,--'Wait a little, thou worst of men, thou wicked-minded Dussasana. I have an act to perform--a high duty that hath not been performed by me yet. Dragged forcibly by this wretch's strong arms, I was deprived of my senses. I salute these reverend seniors in this assembly...
Rajasuyarambha Parva. Section Xiv : SECTION XIV (Rajasuyarambha Parva) "Krishna said,--'O great king, thou art a worthy possessor of all the qualities essential for the performance of the Rajasuya sacrifice. Thou knowest everything, O Bharata. I shall, however, still tell thee something. Those persons in the world that now go by...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lviii : SECTION LVIII Vaisampayana said,--"The sons of Pritha with Yudhishthira at their head, having entered that assembly house, approached all the kings that were present there. And worshipping all those that deserved to be worshipped, and saluting others as each deserved according to age, they seated...
Rajasuyika Parva. Section Xxxv : SECTION XXXV (Arghyaharana Parva) "Vaisampayana said,--On the last day of the sacrifice when the king was to be sprinkled over with the sacred water, the great Brahmana "Rishis" ever deserving of respectful treatment, along with the invited kings, entered together the inner enclosure...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lvi : SECTION LVI Vaisampayana said,--"King Dhritarashtra, ascertaining the inclinations of his son and knowing that Fate is inevitable, did what I have said. Vidura, however, that foremost of intelligent men, approved not his brother's words and spoke thus, 'I approve not, O king, of this comm...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Xxxix : p. 80 SECTION XXXIX (Sisupala-badha Parva) "Vaisampayana said,--Beholding that vast assembly of kings agitated with wrath, even like the terrific sea agitated by the winds that blow at the time of the universal dissolution, Yudhishthira addressing the aged Bhishma, that chief of intelligent men...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxxii : SECTION LXXII "Yudhishthira said,--'O king, thou art our master. Command us as to what we shall do. O Bharata, we desire to remain always in obedience to thee. "Dhritarashtra replied.--'O Ajatasatru, blest be thou. Go thou in peace and safety. Commanded by me, go, rule thy own kingdom with thy...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Xliv : SECTION XLIV "Vaisampayana said,--Hearing these words of Bhishma, the ruler of Chedi endued with exceeding prowess, desirous of combating with Vasudeva addressed him and said,--O Janarddana, I challenge thee. Come, fight with me until I slay thee today with all the Pandavas. For, O Krishn...
Rajasuyika Parva. Section Xxxvii : SECTION XXXVII "Vaisampayana said,--Then the king Yudhishthira hastily ran after Sisupala and spoke unto him sweetly and in a conciliating tone the following words,--'O lord of earth, what thou hast said is scarcely proper for thee. O king, it is highly sinful and needlessly cruel. Insult not...
Jarasandhta Badha Parva. Section Xxviii : SECTION XXVIII Vaisampayana said,--in the meantime, Bhimasena also endued with great energy, having obtained the assent of Yudhishthira the just marched towards the eastern direction. And the tiger among the Bharatas, possessed of great valour and ever increasing the sorrows of his foes, w...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section L : SECTION L Duryodhana said,--'Listen now, O Bharata, about all the most costly articles I saw, belonging unto the sons of Pandu, and brought one after another by the kings of the earth. Beholding that wealth of the foe, I lost my reason and scarcely knew myself. And, O Bharata, listen as I describe...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxvi : SECTION LXVI Vaisampayana said,--"Intoxicated with pride, the son of Dhritarashtra spake,--'Fie on Kshatta! and casting his eyes upon the "Pratikamin" in attendance, commanded him, in the midst of all those reverend seniors, saying,--'Go "Pratikamin", and bring thou Draupadi hither. Thou hast no...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxxiv : SECTION LXXIV Vaisampayana said,--'O monarch, it was then that the virtuous Gandhari, afflicted with grief on account of her affection for her sons, addressed king Dhritarashtra and said, "When Duryodhana was born, Vidura of great intelligence had said, 'It is well to send this disgrace of the race...
Jarasandhta Badha Parva. Section Xxvi : p. 57 SECTION XXVI Vaisampayana continued,--thus addressed, Dhananjaya replied unto Bhagadatta, saying,--'If thou wilt give thy promise to do this, thou hast done all I desire. And having thus subjugated the king of Pragjyotisha, Dhananjaya of long arms, the son of Kunti, then marched towards...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Xlii : SECTION XLII "Bhishma said,--This Sisupala was born in the line of the king of Chedi with three eyes and four hands. As soon as he was born, he screamed and brayed like an ass. On that account, his father and mother along with their relatives, were struck with fear. And beholding these...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lx : SECTION LX Yudhishthira said,--"Thou hast won this stake of me by unfair means. But be not so proud, O Sakuni. Let us play staking thousands upon thousands. I have many beautiful jars each full of a thousand "Nishkas" in my treasury, inexhaustible gold, and much silver and other minerals. This, O...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxxx : p. 156 SECTION LXXX Vaisampayana said,--"defeated at dice, after the Pandavas had gone to the woods, Dhritarashtra, O king, was overcome with anxiety. And while he was seated restless with anxiety and sighing in grief, Sanjaya approaching him said, 'O lord of the earth having now obtained...
Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva. Section Vi : SECTION VI "Vaisampayana said,--At the conclusion of Narada's words, king Yudhishthira the just worshipped him duly; and commanded by him the monarch began to reply succinctly to the questions the "Rishi" had asked. "Yudhishthira said--'O holy one, the truths of religion and morality thou p. 16...
Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva. Section Vii : SECTION VII "Narada said,--the celestial assembly room of Sakra is full of lustre. He hath obtained it as the fruit of his own acts. Possessed of the splendour of the sun, it was built, O scion of the Kuru race, by Sakra himself. Capable of going everywhere at will, this celestial assembly house is...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxxix : p. 153 SECTION LXXIX Vaisampayana said,--"As soon as Vidura endued with great foresight came unto him king Dhritarashtra, the son of Amvika, timidly asked his brother,--'How doth Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, proceed along? And how Arjuna? And how the twin sons of Madri? And how, O Kshatt...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lv : p. 110 SECTION LV "Sakuni said,--O thou foremost of victorious persons, I will snatch (for thee) this prosperity of Yudhishthira, the son of Pandu, at the sight of which thou grievest so. Therefore, O king, let Yudhishthira the son of Kunti be summoned. By throwing dice a skilful man, himself...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxxv : SECTION LXXV Vaisampayana said,--'The royal messenger, agreeably to the commands of the intelligent king Dhritarashtra, coming upon Yudhishthira, the son of Pritha who had by that time gone a great way, addressed the monarch and said,--'Even these are the words of thy father-like uncle, O Bhar...
Rajasuyika Parva. Section Xxxiii : SECTION XXXIII Vaisampayana said,--"the ever-victorious Nakula, the son of Pandu, having reached Hastinapura, formally invited Bhishma and Dhritarashtra. The elder of the Kuru race with the preceptor at their head, invited with due ceremonies, came with joyous hearts to that sacrifice, with...
Jarasandhta Badha Parva. Section Xxi : SECTION XXI "Vasudeva said,--'behold, O Partha, the great capital of Magadha, standing in all its beauty. Filled with flocks and herds and its stock of water never exhausted, and adorned also with fine mansions standing in excellent array, it is free from every kind of calamity. The five large...
Rajasuyika Parva. Section Xxxvi : SECTION XXXVI "Sisupala said--'O thou of the Kuru race, this one of the Vrishni race doth not deserve royal worship as if he were a king, in the midst of all these illustrious monarchs. O son of Pandu, this conduct of thine in thus willingly worshipping him with eyes like lotus-petals is not worthy...
Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva. Section Xii : p. 27 SECTION XII "Yudhishthira said,--'O thou foremost of eloquent men, as thou hast described the different "Sabhas" unto me, it appeareth that almost all the monarchs of the earth are to be found in the "Sabha" of Yama. And, O master, almost all the Nagas, and principal Daityas, and rivers...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxi : SECTION LXI Vaisampayana said,--"During the course of this gambling, certain to bring about utter ruin (on Yudhishthira), Vidura, that dispeller of all doubts, (addressing Dhritarashtra) said, 'O great king, O thou of the Bharata race, attend to what I say, although my words may not be agreeable...
Rajasuyika Parva. Section Xxxviii : p. 79 SECTION XXXVIII "Vaisampayana said,--The mighty Bhishma ceased, having said this. Sahadeva then answered (Sisupala) in words of grave import, saying,--'If amongst ye there be any king that cannot bear to see Kesava of dark hue, the slayer of Kesi, the possessor of immeasurable energy...
Rajasuyarambha Parva. Section Xvii : SECTION XVII "Vasudeva said,--'Arjuna hath indicated what the inclination should be of one that is born in the Bharata race, especially of one who is the son of Kunti. We know not when death will overtake us, in the night or in the day. Nor have we ever heard that immortality hath been achieved by...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lix : p. 116 SECTION LIX Vaisampayana said,--"When the play commenced, all those kings with Dhritarashtra at their head took their seats in that assembly. And, O Bharata, Bhishma and Drona and Kripa and the high-souled Vidura with cheerless hearts sat behind. And those kings with leonine necks...
Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva. Section Xiii : p. 29 SECTION XIII Vaisampayana said,--"Yudhishthira, having heard these words of Narada, began to sigh heavily. And, O Bharata, engaged in his thoughts about the Rajasuya, the king had no peace of mind. Having heard of this glory of the illustrious monarchs (of old) and being certa...
Section I : p. 1 SECTION I (Sabhakriya Parva) Om! After having bowed down to Narayana, and Nara, the most exalted male being, and also to the goddess Saraswati, must the word "Jaya" be uttered. "Vaisampayana said,--"Then, in the presence of Vasudeva, Maya Danava, having worshipped Arjuna, repeatedly spoke...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Liii : SECTION LIII "Dhritrashtra said,--Thou art my eldest son and born also of my eldest wife. Therefore, O son, be not jealous of the Pandavas. He that is jealous is always unhappy and suffereth the pangs of death. O bull of the Bharata p. 108 race, Yudhishthira knoweth not deception, possesseth wealth...
Rajasuyika Parva. Section Xxxii : SECTION XXXII (Rajasuyika Parva) Vaisampayana said,--"in consequence of the protection afforded by Yudhisthira the just, and of the truth which he ever cherished in his behaviour, as also of the check under which he kept all foes, the subjects of that virtuous monarch were all engaged in their...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Xliii : SECTION XLIII "Bhishma said,--The will under which the ruler of Chedi summoneth thee to fight though thou art of strength that knoweth no deterioration, is scarcely his own intention. Assuredly, this is the purpose of Krishna himself, the lord of the universe. O Bhima, what king is there on earth...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Xli : SECTION XLI "Sisupala said,--"That mighty king Jarasandha who desired not to fight with Krishna, saying '"He is a slave",' was worthy of my greatest esteem. Who will regard as praiseworthy the act which was done by Kesava, as also by Bhima and Arjuna, in the matter of Jarasandha's death? Entering...
Section Iii : SECTION III "Vaisampayana said,--"Then Maya Danava addressed Arjuna, that foremost of successful warriors, saying,--'I now go with thy leave, but shall come back soon. On the north of the Kailasa peak near the mountains of Mainaka, while the Danavas were engaged in a sacrifice on the banks of Vindu...
Jarasandhta Badha Parva. Section Xx : p. 44 SECTION XX (Jarasandhta-badha Parva) "Krishna said,--both Hansa and Dimvaka have fallen; Kansa also with all his followers has been slain. The time hath, therefore come for the destruction of Jarasandha. He is incapable of being vanquished in battle even by all the celestials...
Sisupala Badha Parva. Section Lxxviii : SECTION LXXVIII Vaisampayana said,--'Then when Draupadi was about to set out she went unto the illustrious Pritha and solicited her leave. And she also asked leave of the other ladies of the household who had all been plunged into grief. And saluting and embracing every one of them as each deserved...