The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa (4 vols., libros 1–18) · 2 · 82

185 (return) [ I am not sure whether I have rendered the 31st and the first half of 32nd correctly. The vernacular translators have made a mess of the passage. The difficulty lies with Surhittamais. I take it to mean that Duryodhana says, ‘Karna, Sakuni, Duhsasana, with myself, had taken thee, O preceptor, for a friend, and had engaged thee in this battle. We did not, however, then know that thou art an enemy in disguise.‘]

186 (return) [ i.e., ‘he should, by every means in his power, avenge himself on the Somakas, those enemies of mine.‘]

187 (return) [ This is a triplet in the Bengal texts.]

188 (return) [ I render the second line freely, following Nilakantha.]

189 (return) [ Literally, ‘with shafts resembling his rays.‘]

190 (return) [ Or, ‘as a lake overgrown with lotuses is agitated on every side by an elephant.‘]

191 (return) [ Sixteen lines, occurring after this in the Bombay edition, have been omitted in the Calcutta edition.]

192 (return) [ Drums of diverse kinds and sizes.]

193 (return) [ The Bombay reading is apalavam and not viplatam.]

194 (return) [ This is a triplet in all the editions.]

195 (return) [ The brother of the Kalinga prince.]

196 (return) [ Patanipam is explained by Nilakantha as something that causes the patana or downfall of a person hence sin. [There is no reference for this note in the body of this page, so I have placed it in a likely location.—JBH]

197 (return) [ A nalwa measured four hundred cubits.]

198 (return) [ Nilakantha explains that there were Pisachas.]

199 (return) [ Aswatthaman and the Pandavas were like brothers, for both were disciples of Drona. Ghatotkacha, therefore, having been Bhima’s son was Aswatthaman’s brother’s son.]

200 (return) [ i.e., the weapon endued with the force of the thunder.]

201 (return) [ Different species of Rakshasas.]

202 (return) [ Tripura, belonging to an Asura of the same.]

203 (return) [ Asani literally means the thunder. Probably, some kind of iron mace.]

204 (return) [ The Bengal texts read Utkrisha-vikramas. The correct reading seems to be Aklivhtavikramas. Then again Sahanujam seems to be inaccurate. I follow the Bombay reading Sahanugam.]

205 (return) [ Achyuta, when used as a proper noun, refers to Krishna. It means of unfading glory and ‘the immortal.‘]

206 (return) [ Slight differences are observable between the Bengal and the Bombay texts as regards the last three verses.]

207 (return) [ This is a triplet.]

208 (return) [ This is a triplet.]

209 (return) [ In the second line of 4, utsedha and not udvrita is the true reading. So also kanchit and not kinchit. The paraphrase, according to Nilakantha, in kanchit dhanurdharam na ganayan, etc.]

210 (return) [ 147 is a triplet.]

211 (return) [ The Bengal reading sudakshinas at the end of 49 dose not seem to be correct. I adopt the Bombay reading sudarnnam.]

212 (return) [ The Bombay edition reads the first line of 3 differently. The Bengal reading is also defective. The correct reading seems to be Rathanaga instead of Naranaga.]

213 (return) [ This is a Triplet.]

214 (return) [ Instead of mattagaje, the Bombay edition reads tatragaje.]