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Droṇaparva
The Book of Droṇa — Droṇa as commander, the death of Abhimanyu.
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Volume I: Part I 18 references
14 Arthashastra Of Kautilya 5
...as cows and crops” (*arthavān~ ayam deśa ucyate yasmin gāvaḥ sasyāni ca vartante*) on Vārtika 4 in Pāṇ. V. 2. 135 (Kielhorn’s eḍ Vol. II. p. 40). The Droṇaparva (7. 1) speaks of Mānavi Arthavidyā and Vanaparva (35. 21) states that Manu declared Rājadharmaṣ Unless there existed some authority that regulated the peopl...
...tioned in K. X. 6. 35, that a śyena array is mentioned by Kauțilya (X. 6. 12), though not Krauñca and that an array called Śakaţa is mentioned in the Droṇaparva 7. 24, which occurs in Kauțiliya also (at X. 6. 26).
.... 7). The same parva speaks of a vyūha called Krauñcāruṇa (in 50. 40) which was suggested to Indra by Bṛhaspati; a vyūha of that kind is mentioned in Droṇa-parvan (7. 25). It is noteworthy that Kauṭilya deals with vyūhas in X. 6 and in the first sūtra refers to the arrangement of a vyūha according to Uśanas an...
...&c ) and individual authorṣ It has been shown above that works on Arthaśāstra composed by Bṛhaspati and Uśanas existed before the Mahābhārata and the Droṇaparva (7. 1) speaks of ‘Mānavi Artha-vidyā’. If the work had been the product of a school, then instead of ‘iti Kautilyaḥ’ we would have had the words ‘iti Kautil...
...atriyām prabhuh... | tato yajñena mahatā Jamadagnyah pratāpavān । tarpayāmāsa devendram-ṛtvigbhyaḥ pradadau mahim ।; vide also Ādi- parva 130. 61–62, Droṇaparva 70. 15–19, Śalyaparva 49. 7–10, where the donee is the sage Kaśyapa. The idea is that he gave up lobha ( greed ) which is the root of all sins ( lobhamūlāni pā...
31 The Manusmriti 3
...who received from God himself the laws and regulations, as a king in the Kṛta yuga (Aśvamedhika- parva 4. 2), as the author of a work on Arthaśāstra (Droṇa- parva 7.1). The Manusmṛti (VII. 42) itself states that Manu became king by his disciplined behaviour (vinaya).
...dition of the Mahābhārata war that after Bhīṣma was mortally wounded, Droṇa, a brāhmaṇa teacher, was made commander-in-chief of the Kaurava army. The Droṇaparva expressly refers to the ceremony of abhiṣeka in the case of Droṇa as commander-in- chief Although, the Āp. Dh. S. (I. 10. 29. 7) states that a brāhma...
...e the Śāntiparva speaks of the ‘rājadharmas46 in the Droṇaparva (7. 1) ‘Mānavi arthavidyā’ is referred to and in Vanaparva the rājadharmas as proclaimed by Manu are referred to (Vanaparva 35. 2. 21). In other places, the...
32 The Two Epics 10
... in the Śāntiparva (chap. 29 ) there is a brief reference to Rāma’s rule for 11000 years and the ideal happiness of the people under his rule. In the Droṇaparva also Rāma is briefly referred to in the Śoḍaśa-rājakiya section (chap. 55-71, that relating to Rāma being chap. 59). Stray references to a few other ...
...er and son) is practically the same as chap. 277. Śalya 38. 39-45 are the same as Vanaparva 83. 116-121. The Śodaśarājakīya occurs twice, once in the Droṇaparva (chap. 55-1) and again in the Śāntiparva chap. 29. The story of Āstika occurs twice, in Ādi 13ff and in chap. 48ff agaiṇ
...d in Vana- parva (191. 16). The Svargarohaṇaparva (5. 46-47) states that there are 18 Purāṇas composed by Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana. Upavedas are mentioned in Droṇaparva 202. 75. Dhanurveda is mentioned in Śānti 49. 32, 50. 233 and 167. 31.
...had already stated in the Ādiparva and Vana- parva the same rule against killing a womaṇ So it is probable that some interpolator mentioned it in the Droṇaparva to show off his knowledge of the other epic. As regards the 2nd citation I am sorry to say that Hopkins is carried away by his enthusiasm to prove di...
...ns is 'api cāyam pura gitah śloko Vālmikinā bhuvi | na hantavyāh striya iti yad-bravīṣi plavangama...Piḍākaram amitranām yat-syāt kartavyam eva tat' (Droṇaparva 14. 67-68)29. The criticisms against this citation are several. ...
...lanation of ‘Jāruthyān’ in Vanaparva 284.23; on Ādi 170.15 he notes that Devabodha and others read it differently and on the word ‘madhuparki-kāh’ in Droṇaparva 182.2. he gives Devabodha’s explanatioṇ On Vanaparva 263.8 he refers to Saṅkarācārya’s commentary on Viṣṇusahasranāma and on Udyoga 42.1 he refers to the c...
... and Śāntiparva.55 There are grand eulogies of Śiva in Droṇaparva 80. 39-48 and Sauptikaparva 17 ( this last by Kṛṣṇa ). In Anuśāsana ( 16.8 ) Śiva is identified with Brahmaṇ The Mausalaparva
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80.39-48
...even thousand yearṣ This verse occurs in the Rāmāyaṇa also ( Yuddha 131.106 ). The Droṇaparva ( chap. 59 ) describes the excellence of Rāmarājya. The Droṇaparva ( 196. 36 ) compares the death of Droṇa to the death of Vāliṇ A large volume would have to be written if one were to deal with all questions relating to the two ...
...ma story and ends with the verse that Rāma ruled the kingdom for eleven thousand yearṣ This verse occurs in the Rāmāyaṇa also ( Yuddha 131.106 ). The Droṇaparva ( chap. 59 ) describes the excellence of Rāmarājya. The Droṇaparva ( 196. 36 ) compares the death of Droṇa to the death of Vāliṇ A large volume would...
... at the hands of Rāma who was angered by Rāvaṇa.69 The Droṇaparva compares the fight of Ghaṭotkaca and Alāyudha with the fight of Rāma and Rāvaṇa ( 96.27–28 ).
Volume II: Part I 9 references
Chapter V Slavery 1
...of 88000 snātaka brāhmaṇas are spoken of. In Vanaparva 185. 34 Vainya is said to have given a thousand handsome dāsīs with ornaments on to Atri. Vide Droṇaparva 57. 5–9. Manu (VIII. 299–300) places a slave on the same level as one’s son in the matter of corporal punish-ment ‘the wife, the son, the slave, a menial ser...
Chapter Vii Upanayana 3
...ion of the greatness of a guru and the necessity of single-minded devotion to him for attaining proficiency (vide Ādiparva 132 for the story and also Droṇaparva 181. 17). The Mahābhārata condemns him who learns the Vedas at home and says that Raibhya became superior to Yavakṛta
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181.17
...se obstacles in his study except in seasons of distresṣ A teacher becomes no teacher if he avoids giving instruction' (i.e. he may be abandoned). The Droṇaparva (50. 21) says that a pupil comes only after the son according to the idea of those who know dharma. If a teacher does not teach a pupil any- thing even after ...
... also the form is Yavana (E. I. 20 p. 79). In the Mahābhārata the words Yavana and Śaka occur very frequently. Vide notes above on these wordṣ In the Droṇaparva 119. 45-46 Yavana, Kamboja, Śaka, Śabara, Kirāta and Barbara are mentioned as one group fighting against Sātyaki. In Droṇa 119. 47-48 they are referred to as da...
Chapter Ix Marriage 3
...e Bhṛgus is a sub-division called Vainya which is further subdivided into Pārthas and Bāskalaṣ The story of Pṛthu who milked the earth is well-known (Droṇa-parva 69); he is called ‘ādirāja’ in Anuśāsana 166. 55. The Vāyupurāṇa in several places narrates that some kṣatriyas became the pravaras of brāhmaṇaṣ Vide ch...
...). The Śaunaka-kārikā1192 (mṣ in Bombay University Library folio 22 b) includes a maiden among the eight objects which were auspiciouṣ The Droṇaparva (82. 20–22 ) mentions numerous objects which Arjuna looked at and touched as auspicious when starting for battle, among which well-decked maidens are mentioneḍ Go...
...-chapter-ix-marriage-242" id="fnref-chapter-ix-marriage-242">242. The most essential ceremonies of marriage are the homa and saptapadī. The Droṇaparva243 says that promise of a daughter and giving ...
Chapter Xvii Āhnika And Āchāra 2
...a III, Mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇa 29-30 and 34, Nṛsiṁha-purāṇa 58. 45-106, Kūrmapurāṇa ( _uttarārdha_ chap. 15-16 ), Laghu-Hārīta IV. p. 183 ff ( Jīvānanda ), Droṇaparva 82, Vanaparva 2. 53-63, Aśvamedhika 45. 16-25, Anuśāsana-parva 97. Among the digests may be mentioned the Sṃ C. (I. pp. 88-232), the Smṛtyarthasāra (pp....
...jects (these are quoted in Gr. R. pp. 553-554). Viṣṇu Dh. S. 23. 58 enumerates six objects derived from the cow as auspiciouṣ *Vide* Ādiparva 29. 34, Droṇaparva 127. 14 (for touching eight maṅgalas), Śānti 40. 7, Anuśāsana 126. 18 and 131. 8. According to the Viṣṇu Dh. S. 63. 26 one should start on a journey after se...
Volume II: Part II 1 references
General Index 1
...as by Viṣṇu Dh. S., 757. **Droṇa,** a brāhmaṇa commander, 123, 322; taught the Kauravas and Pāṇḍavas but without prior stipu- lation for fees, 362. **Droṇa-parva,** 8n, 84, 88, 322, 329, 511, 539. **Dṛṣadvatī,** river in Rg., 12; falls into the Sarasvatī, 15n. **Druhyus,** 39. **Dumont, P...
Volume III 11 references
Chapter I Preliminary 1
...is clear that Āpastamba has in view dharmaśāstra and arthaśāstra The Anuśāsanaparva says that Bṛhaspati and others composed artha- śāstras (39.10–11) Droṇaparva 6 1 speaks of a science of artha composed by Manu (Mānavī arthavidyā) Vide Jayaswal in ‘Manu and Yājñavalkya’ (pp. 5, 7, 16, 25, 36, 41, 42, 50, 84 for...
Chapter Iii Duties And Responsibilities Of The Ruler 1
...e are descriptions of the abhiseka of a yuvarāja (as of Bhima in Śānti 41), of a great commander (as of Bhisma in Udyogaparva 155.26-32), of Droṇa in Droṇaparva 5.39-43, of Skanda in Śalyaparva 45.
Chapter Iv Ministers 1
...cree shall be passed against that party'.46 In Droṇaparva 75. 4 it is said that Kṛṣṇa had his spies in the army of Duryodhana and *vice versa* (74.1). Śānti 69. 8-12 and 140. 39-42 mention the places where spies a...
Chapter Viii Bala The Army 3
...0). Manu VII. 192 refers to battles on water also. From references in the Mahābhārata it appears that chariots had only two wheels Vide Bhisma 98 47, Droṇaparva 154 3, Salya 16 24 (Saineyo daksinaṁ cakraṁ Dhṛṣṭadyumnas-tathottaram). Two noted warriors were told oft to guard the two wheels of the chariot of the pr...
...e slaying of Abhimanyu by many engaging him at one time). The general rule was that fighting ceased when the sun went down (Bhisma 49. 52–53). But in Droṇaparva 154 and 163. 16 ff we have a description of night battles and it is provided that chariots, elephants and horses should carry lampṣ
... from fight or is without armour. Āp Dh. S. II. 5. 10. 12, Gaut. X. 17–18, Yāj I 326, Manu VII. 90–93, Śānti 95. 7–14, 96.3, Śānti 98. 48–49, 297. 4, Droṇaparva 143. 8, Karṇa 90. 111–113, Sauptika 5. 11–12, 6. 21–23, Śankha (quoted by the Mit on Yāj I 326 ), Bauḍ Dh. S.I. 10. 10–12, Vṛddha-Hārita VII. 226, Bṛhat-Par...
Chapter Xxxii Practices Of Shistas Conflict Among Shruti Smriti And Sadāchāra An 1
... been won by his younger brother Arjuna by his skill in archery and who prevaricated in order to bring about the death of his brāhmaṇa teacher Droṇa (Droṇaparva 190 55); (8) Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana (Vyāsa), who thought himself a perpetual student, procreated by niyoga at mother Satyavatī two sons on the widows of his br...
Chapter Xxxiv Kalivarjya Actions Forbidden In The Kali Age 3
...gy of Bhāskaravarman start with Naraka, whose son Bhagadatta fought on the side of the Kauravas in the Mahābhārata war and was killed by Arjuna (vide Drona-parva chap 29 ) Bhagadatta’s son is said to have been Vajra-datta. After Vajradatta his descendants ruled over Kāmarūpa for 3000 years and then Pusyavarman, ...
...e to the following theories propounded by him viz, his division of the astronomical references into two groups, -his assumption that a passage in the Droṇaparva (chap 184) about the rising of the moon at about 2 A. M is an interpolation ( because it does not square with his explanations of the other passages ...
...are reduced, when conflicting passages have got to be explained away. One more indication about the *tithi* on which the war commenced is afforded by Droṇaparva chap. 184, where it is stated that a grim fight went on till midnight when Ghatotkaca was killed, that the fatigued armies then snatched some sleep, th...
General Index 1
... some others 659, succession to, by both mothers 723–724. Drona (a measure of coro) differed for various purposes 1460 Dyūta ( gambhog ) defined 538. Droṇaparva 6, 8, 79, 127, 131, 134–35, 168, 205–6, 208–9, 211, 214, 232, 643n, 845, 898, 904, 914. Earoest, what becomes of, if sale goes off through the fault of...
Volume IV 1 references
List Of Tīrthas 1
...t of Mhow and falls into the Yamunā 25 miles south-west of Etawah town) Ādi 138 74 (Drupada ruled over southern Pañcāla up to Carmanvatī), V. 82. 54. Droṇaparva 67 5 (the name is due to the heaps of the hides of animals killed in Raṇtudeva's śayāśās), P. I 24 3, Meghadūta I. 45 (refers to Raṇtudeva), the word Ca...
Volume V: Part I 2 references
List Of Vratas And Utsavas 1
...o Atharvaṇapariśista q by HV II 626 brāhmaṇa, cow, fire, land, mustard, clarified butter, śami, grains of rice and barley are eight auspicious things Droṇaparva 127.14 speaks of eight maṅgalas; Droṇa 82, 20-22 contains a much longer list. Vā 14 36-37 enumerate several things as auspicious which should be touched whe...
Chapter Xvi Muhūrta 1
...8 that a householder should get up from his bed in the Brāhma-muhūrta (the last half watch of the night). The Brāhmamuhūrta is mentioned in Droṇaparva (30.23). In the Raghuvamśa (V. 36) Kalidasa says that Aja was born on the Brahma muhūrta (i. e. Abhijit of which Brahma is the presiding deity) and in the Ku...
Volume V: Part II 6 references
Chapter Xxi Individual Shāntis 2
...ra refers to earthquakes that happened when angry Arjuna got no sleep after he made a vow that he would kill Jayadratha before the next day’s sunset (Droṇaparva 77. 4) and when Duryodhana challenged Bhima for a mace fight (Śalyaparva 56. 10 and 58. 49).
...shāntis-44">44 the fall of a flaming meteor accompanied by a great noise and whirlwind when Duryodhana fell in the macefight with Bhīma. In Droṇaparva a flaming meteor is referred to as indicative of the coming death of the great ācārya and warrior Droṇa. The Adbhutaśāgara (pp. 342-344) quotes a lon...
Chapter Xxiv Influence Of Purānas On Dharmashastra 2
...n to) any being'. The words ‘ahimsā paramo dharmaḥ’ (ahimsā is the highest dharma) occur very frequently in the Mahābhārata 1523 (e. g. in Droṇaparva 192. 38, Śānti 265. 6, 329. 18, Anuśāsana 115, 25, 116. 38, Āśvamedhikaparva 28. 16-18, 43. 21). Śāntiparva (296. 22-24) enumerates thirteen virtues common t...
... Śāṇḍilya was supposed to have promulgated the Bhāgavata or Pāñcarātra śāstra, because he did not find the highest bliss in all the four Vedaṣ In the Droṇaparva (29. 26-29) there is another and different reference to the four mūrtis of the Supreme for the benefit of the worlds viz. one performs tapas (austerities) on the...
Index To Vol V 2
... ( vide Śvetadvīpa ) ; Bāṇa mentions Bhāgavatas and Pañcarātras separately in Harṣacarita 955n ; doctrine is only one of several bhakti schools 962 ; Droṇaparva puts forward four forms ( mūrtis ) of Supreme Person different from those in Śāntiparva 956 ; general view of most medieval writers on Dharmaśāstra w...