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A Prose English Translation of the Mahabharata (Translated Literally from the Original Sanskrit Text) - Virata Parva

1896

The sun is the foremost of all shining bodies the Brahmana is the foremost of all bipeds the.4.thibisha is the foremost of all serpents the fire is the foremost of all bright substances thunder is the foremost of all weapons the humped bull is the formost of its kind the ocean is the foremost of all watery expanses the Parjanya is the foremost of all rain clouds Dhritarashtra is the. [...] foremost of all Nagas Airavata is the forernose of all elephants the son is the foremost of all beloved objects and the wife is the foremost of all friends. [...] What office will be performed by Arjuna shinning in celestial grace who having stayed for five yéass in the abode of the thousand-eyed deity acquired by his superhuman prowess the art of using arms along with all the celestial weapons and who is me-seems like the Rudra thirteenth of the Adityas ninth of the Vasus and the tenth of the Grahas whose arms are symetrical and long having the [...] The mighty Bhimasena ufastened the string of the bow with which the sinless one had conquered the Panehalas in fight defeated the lord of Sindhu opposed many of his foes alone at the time of spreading his conquest in all directions and hearing whose twang like the splitting of a mountain or like the roar of the thuder the enemies had fled from the field. [...] ‘Vhile Yudhisthira was about to enter the beautiful city of Virata he mentally hymned the divine Durga the goddess of the three worlds of the womb of Vashada very dear to Narayana born in the family of NandaGopa bestower of prosperity capable of enhancing a family the terror of Kansa slayer of Asuras the goddess who ascended the welkin when dashed on a stone slate Vasudeva's sister ador
philosophy religion
Pages
81
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100105
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-ii Manmatha Dutt view
The Mahabharata (In English.) Virata Parva
1-79 Manmatha Dutt view

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