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Udyogaparva
The Book of Effort — diplomacy, Kṛṣṇa's peace mission, preparations for war.
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Volume I: Part I 20 references
14 Arthashastra Of Kautilya 7
...r-gatyā ... ... ... manaḥ'). On II. 4 it quotes four verses, one of which has the half verse ‘yadenam kṣamāyā yuktam-aśaktam manyate janaḥ’ (which is Udyogaparva 33, 48 and Śānti. 160. 34 ). It is remarkable that at the end of the 2nd patala (on sūtra 24 ) it has a verse in Sragdharā metre. Mr. Kavi states that o...
...ies ( e. g. a king of Magadha is called Māgadha ), but a king hardly ever gives a name to the country he rules at least in historic timeṣ Besides, in Udyogaparva ( 86. 10 ) Dhṛtarāṣṭra is made to say that he would present to Kṛṣṇa deer skins from Cīna. That is, Cīna was a country abounding in deer skins also. Jacobi ( in...
*Pracetasa Manu*—two verses from *Rājadharmas* in *Śānti* 57. 43-45, same two verses in *Udyogaparva* 33. 79-80, *Anu- śāsana* 46. 1-2 ( *Manusmṛti* III, 54 ).
...aḥ,' Kielhorn Vol. II. p. 119 ). The story of Kamsa's defeat and death before the Rājasūya of Yudhiṣṭhira is mentioned in Sabhāparva 14. 30–34 and in Udyogaparva 128. 38–40. It follows therefore, that the Mahābhārata along with at least some of its ākhyānas was well-known to Pāṇini and the Vārtikakāra. The Mahābhāṣya (Kielh...
...s little (of the kingdom) as would be pierced by the tip of a sharp needle (Udyogaparva). The story of Dambhodbhava mentioned in A. I. 6. 9 occurs in Udyogaparva (99. 5-41), he being humbled by the great sage Nara by dis-charging at him only reedṣ
...(A. I. 6. 8) through } ride by refusing to restore to the Pāṇḍa-vas even as little (of the kingdom) as would be pierced by the tip of a sharp needle (Udyogaparva). The story of Dambhodbhava mentioned in A. I. 6. 9 occurs in Udyogaparva (99. 5-41), he being humbled by the great sage Nara by dis-charging at him ...
...hing robbers by administering a stupefying liquid and attacking theṃ Saṅkarṣaṇa or Balarāma (elder brother of Kṛṣṇa) is described in the Mahābhārata (Udyogaparva 157. 19–20) as ‘ Madaraktāntalocana ’ (whose eyes were red with intoxication ).
17 Ushanas 1
...suraṣ The Śalyaparva (39. 6) says that Kāvya performed austerities at Kajālamocanatīrtha and the whole science of Nīti (Rājanīti) appeared to hiṃ The Udyogaparva states that everyone except Bhārgava follows the wrong nīti (39. 30). The Śāntiparva (210. 20) states that Bhārgava expounded Nītiśāstra which is ben...
23 Devala 1
...nd slaves is mentioned viz. ‘patyau jīvati nāriņām daśānām svāmini sthite tadvan-niyatam-asvāmyam sarvārtheṣvabravin Manuḥ'. Compare Ādiparva 83. 21, Udyogaparva 33. 64 and Manu VIII. 416.
31 The Manusmriti 4
...27" id="fnref-31-the-manusmriti-27">27 and quotes a verse as a smṛti passage which is practically the same as Manu VIII. 416 and similar to Udyoga-parva28 33. 64. Aparārka and Kullūka point out how the Bha...
...i 78. 31, 88. 14-16, 121. 10-12, 152. 14, 152. 30, 266. 5; Anuśāsana 44. 18 and 23, 65. 1 and 3, 67. 19, 68. 31, 88. 4, 115. 52-53; Vanaparva 32. 39, Udyogaparva 40. 9-10, Ādiparva 41. 31, 74. 39). The words ‘Manor-anuśāsanam’ occur in a few cases as in Anuśāsana 61. 34-35.
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...). In other places, the words ‘Manu Svāyambhuva said’ occur (e. g. Śānti 21. 12, Anuśāsana 114. 12, Vanaparva 180. 34-35, Ādiparva 73. 9, 110. 32-36, Udyogaparva 37. 1-6). In most cases the words ‘Manu said’ occur without the appellation ‘Svāyambhuva’ or ‘Prācetasa’ (e. g. Śānti 78. 31, 88. 14-16, 121. 10-12, 152. 14,...
...ṣ Similarly, Śabara on P. M. S. VI. 1. 12 quotes a verse as Smṛti which is almost the same as the extant Manu ( 8. 416 ) and which is also similar to Udyogaparva, ch. 33.64. For further references to Manu, vide the present author's paper in JBBRAS (New Series, 1925 ) Vol. I pp. 98–102. In one or two cases it a...
32 The Two Epics 3
...t be found anywhere else i.e. it claims to be encyclopaedic and hence there was a great incentive to later scholars to add to it fresh matter. In the Udyogaparva (130. 18) and in Ādi. 62. 20 the Mahābhārata is spoken of as Jaya (jayo nāmetihāsoyam śrotavyo vijigīṣuṇā) and in the last *parvan* (5. 51) the epic is also ca...
...ialikita to the court of king Bhāga-bhadra. The last portion in Prakrit words is ‘dama, cāga, appamāda ’ ( dama, tyāga and apramāda ), which occur in Udyogaparva 43.22 and Strīparva 7. 23. It has been shown above that the Āsv. gr. sūtra, which represents the last phase of Vedic literature, includes the ācāryas of Bh...
...s of his viz. Nārāyaṇa and Dhīreśa who are again named with reverence in Sabhā 1.1 as Hamīrāpurya ( i.e. residing in Hamirapur ). At the beginning of Udyoga- parva he calls himself Lakṣmaṇapadānuga ( following in the footsteps of Lakṣmaṇa ); again on Vanaparva 129. 9 he states that followers of Lakṣmaṇa who was ...
36 The Nāradasmriti 2
... very ancient name. The Manusmṛti (I. 35) mentions Nārada as one of the ten primeval Prajāpatiṣ In the Mahābhārata sage Nārada figures frequently. In Udyogaparva (49. 22) he is said to have told the Vṛṣṇis to do their duties (tasmāt-kar-maiva kartavyam--iti hovāca Nāradaḥ। etad-hi sarvamācaṣṭa Vṛṣṇicakrasya vedavit). Ś...
...ṇādāna 80–81), M. 8. 143=N. ( ṛṇ. 129, M. 8. 64=N. ( r. 177), M. 8. 72=N. ( r. 189 ), M. 8. 93 and 113=N. (r. 199, 201 ), M.98–99 = N(r. 208, 209 and Udyogaparva 35. 33–34 ), M. 8. 89=N. ( r. 225 ), M. 8. 186–187, 189 191=N. ( upanidhi 10–13 ), M. 8. 232–233, 235=N. ( vetanasya-anapākarmā 14–16 in a diffe rent order ), ...
53 Vyāsa 2
...ult probleṃ The Mit. also appears to identify Vyāsa of the Mahābhārata with the jurist. For example, on Yāj. III. 253 it refers to ‘Ubhau Madhvāsa’s (Udyogaparva 58. 5) applied to Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna and explains that all intoxicants were not forbidden to Kṣatriyas but only wine prepared from flour. The Mit. on Yāj. II...
...nee'. Maskarin on Gaut. 23. 2 quotes Vyāsa's verse1 ( i. e. Mahābhārata, Udyogaparva, 59. 5, that both Keśava ( Kṛṣṇa ) and Arjuna were seen drunk ( having drunk sweet liquor ), who had applied sandalwood paste to their bodies and who...
Volume II: Part I 10 references
Chapter I The Topics Of Dharmashastra 1
...s-of-dharmashastra-12">12 upon cessation from evil conduct, peace of mind and concentration as essential for the seeker after the Self. The Udyogaparva 43.20ff. speaks of the twelve *vratas* (vows or rules of conduct) for *brāhmaṇas* and verses 22-25 describe at great length the characteristics of one who ...
Chapter Ii Varna 5
...e village and to subsist (X. 48) by killing wild beastṣ In the edicts of Aśoka the Andhras are associated with Pulindas (vide Rock Edict No. 13). The Udyogaparva (160. 103) mentions Andhras (probably as people of Andhradeśa) along with Draviḍas and Kāñcyaṣ In the Nālanda plate of Devapāladeva (E. I. vol. 17 p. 321) meda,...
Kāmboja. Vide Manu X. 43-44. The country of Kamboja was known to Yāska (Nirukta II. 2) and Pāṇini ( IV. 1. 175 ). Udyogaparva 160. 103, Droṇa 121. 13 mention Kambojas with Śakaṣ Vide under Yavana.
*Darada*. Manu X. 44 names hiṃ Vide note on *khasa* above p. 79. Vide Mahābhārata, Udyogaparva 4. 15.
... world is brāhma (the creation of Brahmā ), since it was created by Brahmā in former ages and was evolved into varṇas by actions (or. occupations ).’ Udyogaparva 166 (43. 49) remarks ‘Do not regard a person as brāh...
...osity, non-injury to sentient beings, constant adherence to dharma—these always lead men to the fruition ( of their goal ) and not caste nor family’. Udyogaparva (43. 20 ff.) explains at great length what is meant by self-restraint. In the Śāntiparva
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Chapter Iii The Duties Disabilities And Privileges Of Varnas 2
...pter-iii-the-duties-disabilities-and-privileges-of-varnas-63" id="fnref-chapter-iii-the-duties-disabilities-and-privileges-of-varnas-63">63 Udyoga-parva 38. 5, Śāntiparva 78. 4-6, Hārīta (as quoted by Aparārka p. 1113) contain long lists of things the sale of which was forbidden to brāhmaṇaṣ Apart from thes...
...e former be a complete master of the Veda. If a person kills a brāhmaṇa ātātāyin who has swerved from right conduct, he does not thereby.......fury'. Udyoga-parva (178. 51-52) says that, if a man kills in a battle a brāhmaṇa who fights like a kṣatriya, it is a settled rule that he does not incur the sin of brāhmaṇa-murder. ...
Chapter Xvi Veshyā 1
...arāṣṭra when his wife Gāndhārī was pregnant.2 In the Udyogaparva (30. 38) Yudhiṣṭhira sends greetings to the veśyās of the Kauravaṣ Courtezans are describ-ed as going out to welcome Kṛṣṇa when he came on a mission of peace ...
Chapter Xvii Āhnika And Āchāra 1
... contains almost the same remarks as Manu. Vide Vaṣ VIII. 14–16 (15 being identical with Manu VI. 90). Vaṣ VII. 17 (and X. 31), Bauḍ Dh. S. II. 2. 1, Udyogaparva 40. 25 say that a householder observing the rules laid down for him does not fall away from the world of Brahma.
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Volume II: Part II 2 references
Chapter Xxii Bhojana 1
General Index 1
...9. Uddīpakā, a ceremony in each Veda-vrata, 371. Udgīthavidyā, 167. Udvāhatattva, 162, 344, 429n, 439, 451, 455n, 456n, 468, 471, 474, 486n, 493n &c. Udyogaparva, 6, 8n, 69, 79, 82, 83, 84, 88, 330n, 358n, 431n, 507, 510n, 637, 795 &c. Ugra, a caste, 73-74; a nobleman in Br. Up. 45; offspring of a kṣatriya fro...
Volume III 26 references
Chapter Ii Seven Angas Of Rājya 2
...not protect, a brāhmaṇa who does not perform austerities, a wealthy man who makes no giftṣ' Vide Vasiṣṭha I. 44-46, Gaut. XI 11, Viṣṇu Dh S. III. 28, Udyoga-parva 132. 12, Śānti 67. 27 (4th part of punya), Śānti 24. 12 (4th part), Śānti 72. 20, Āśramavāsī 3.40, Anuśāsana 61.34 and 36, Kāṃ II. 10 for the idea that the k...
...t of the kings of antiquity (Purūravas, Nahuṣa, Yayāti, Sudyumņa, Nala and nine others) who suffered owing to some failing or other in themselves The Udyogaparva (74. 13-18) mentions by name 18 kings who by their evil career destroyed themselves, their friends and relatives (such as Mudāvarta of the Haihayas, Janamejaya o...
Chapter Iii Duties And Responsibilities Of The Ruler 3
...re for the upholding of dharma and not for acting as he likes and that all beings have to depend on dharma which in its turn depends on the king’. In Udyogaparva 118. 13-14 a king exclaims ‘the wealth I possess is for the benefit of the urban and rural population and not for my own enjoyment; for, that king who at his sw...
There 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.
...e command of the king (Agni- mitra). In the Mahābhārata a similar rule of two brothers, Vinda and Anuvinda in Avanti, appears to be referred to (vide Udyogaparva 166, cr. eḍ chap 163). MacCrindle in ‘Invasion of India by Alexander’ p. 296 quotes Diodorus to the effect that Alexander sailing up the river came to Ta...
Chapter Iv Ministers 2
... for the qualities of a dūta. The dūta should speak only what he has been ordered (by his king) to speak, otherwise he would be liable to be killed ( Udyogaparva 72.7, cr. eḍ 70.7 ). Sānti 85. 26-27 say that the person of the dūta is sacreḍ Kauṭilya devotes one chapter (I. 16) to the treatment of the subject of dūt...
...ning of espionage, since Saramā, the bitch of the gods, is represented in Rg. X. 108. 2-4 as sent by Indra to find out the treasures of the Paniṣ The Udyogaparva ( 37.27, cr. eḍ 37.25 ) specifies the eight qualities of a dūta viz. he must not be stiff-necked, nor timid, nor dilatory, he must be kind and amiabl...
Chapter Vii Kosha Treasury Or Finance 1
...ciple laid down in somewhat poetical and picturesque language is that taxation should be felt by those taxed as light and not heavy or excessive. The Udyogaparva3 (34. 17-18) s...
Chapter Viii Bala The Army 6
...ld be taken from soldiers for payments made to them and they should be furnished with a writing about their pay. Some of these rules are very olḍ The Udyogaparva12 37. 30 mentions among persons wi...
...=gaṇa and there were ayutas (10 thousands ) of gaṇas in the army of the Kauravas The Ādiparva (2 19-22) differs from both tables in some respectṣ The Udyogaparva 155 22 further notes that each horseman was surrounded by ten men as attendants (nara daśa hayaścāsan pādaraksāh samantatah). Though throughout the centu...
...chapter-viii-bala-the-army-10">10 But if the other tables be followed then the numbers may be much larger still. Another table furnished by Udyogaparva 155. 28-29 is: 55 men constituted patti, 3 pattis=senāmukha or gulma, 3 gulmas=gaṇa and there were ayutas (10 thousands ) of gaṇas in the army of the Kauravas T...
...of 1660020006 (Stripava 26. 9).9 The Udyogaparva gives (155. 24-26) the following table for an akṣauhinī: 500 elephants, 500 chariots, 1500 cavalry and 2500 foot-soldiers constituted an army called ...
...fnref-chapter-viii-bala-the-army-6">6 Vide H Dh vol II pp 122–123 for discussion on the question whether brāhmaṇas could become soldiers In Udyoga- parva 96 7 (cr ed chap 94) it is said that king Dambhod- bhava every day asked in the morning whether there was any śūdra, vaiśya, kṣatriya or brāhmaṇa equal ...
The Mahābhārata is careful to point out that an army consti-tutes the most inferior kind of bala (power). Udyogaparva (37 52-55 ) states that bala is of five kinds viz. brute force (bahubala), that due to the acquisition of ministers (amatya-labha), that derived from...
Chapter Ix Suhrit Or Mitra Ally Or Friend 1
...mapurāṇa requiring the king to perform two Lakṣahomas every year and also a Koțihoma. The Rāja- dharmakāṇḍa (p 113) and Rājanītiprakāśa (p 144) quote Udyogaparva 33. 93-95 which set out eight indications of a man's approaching fall, viz hating brāhmaṇas, opposing brāhmaṇas, depriving them of their wealth, desire to kill...
Chapter Xi Meaning Of Vyavahāra Vyavahārapadas Kautilya On This Subject Grades O 2
The word *vyavahāra* is used in several senses in the *sūtras* and *smṛtis*. One meaning of *vyavahāra* is ‘transaction or dealing’ as in *Udyogaparva* 37. 30 quoted above (on p. 207) or in *Āp. Dh. S.* II. 7-16-17, I. 6-20. 11 and 16. It also means ‘a dispute, a law-suit’ in *Śānti* 69-28, *Manu* V...
... p 72) The chief justice, the sabhyas and the learned brāhmaṇas were probably elderly people, as great emphasis is laid on this by Nār. (III. 18) and Udyogaparva 35.58 ‘that is not a real sabhā where there are no elderly men &c ’.372 In the drama Mṛcchakatika (Act IX) we have a graphic, though brief, desc...
Chapter Xiii Witnesses Sākshinah 1
Long lists of persons who are generally to be regarded as incompetent to be witnesses are given in Kaut. III. 11, Manu VIII 64-67, Udyogaparva 35. 44-47, Yāj. II 70-71, Nār. IV. 177-187, Viṣṇu Dh. S. VIII 1-4, Bṛ (S B E vol. 33 p. 303 vv. 29-30), Kāt. 360-364 (q by Aparārka pp. 669-670, Sm C II pp 77-...
Chapter Xvi Contracts 1
...-105">105 ( Yāj II 49, Nāṛ IV 16-17 ). The Mit. on Yāj. II. 49 answers the objection raised by some that, as according to Manu VIII. 416 ( =Udyogaparva 33, 64 ) the wife, son and slave are without property and whatever they earn is acquired for him to whom they belong, the wife would not be able to pay ...
Chapter Xxvi Dyūtasamāhvaya Gambling And Prize Fighting 1
...should banish gamblers from the city because gamblers residing in the country harass wellconducted subjects by their deceitful trickṣ Manu IX. 227 (= Udyogaparva 37. 19) states that in ancient times gambling engendered great enmities and therefore a wise man should not resort to it even for amusement or in jest. Kaut...
Chapter Xxxii Practices Of Shistas Conflict Among Shruti Smriti And Sadāchāra An 1
...va. Probably he had a corrupt reading of the Mahābhārata passage before hiṃ As to the charge of drinking spirituous liquor (ubhau madhu-savaksibau in Udyogaparva 59. 5) against both Vasudeva and Arjuna, they were both kṣatriyas and only brāhmaṇas were prohibited from drinking any kind of intoxicating drink (Gaut. II...
Chapter Xxxiv Kalivarjya Actions Forbidden In The Kali Age 3
...t of the important astronomical details will now be set out from the time when Lord Kṛṣṇa is said to have started as a peace-maker to the Kauravaṣ In Udyogaparva 83. 6–7
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...there were 101 ketus and Garga said that there were a thousanḍ The description in Bhisma 3 13 states that the perihelion of the comet was in Pusya In Udyogaparva 143 10 it is said ' since a graha specially afflicts Citrā, a great calamity is indeed approaching the Kauravas ' This may probably refer to a comet Two ...
...). The Viṣṇu Dh. S. (22. 84) expressly says that kṣatriyas and vaiśyas are not polluted by touching the ten kinds of *madyas* specified by it. In the Udyogaparva (59 5) both Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa) and Arjuna are described as intoxicated by drinking the liquor prepared from honey and the Tantravārtika establishes tha...
Appendix Note 191 1
...e same as Manu 8. 93 and Vaṣ 16. 33; verse 3 is the same as Udyoga 35. 31; verses 7-9 are the same as Manu 8. 97-99, while verses 8-9 are the same as Udyogaparva 35. 33-34 and verse 8 occurs also in Bauḍ Dh S. I. 10. 35 and Vaṣ 16, 34; verse 11 is the same as Ādiparva 74. 103, Śāntiparva 162. 26 and Anusasana 75. 29; ve...
General Index 1
...cala, king of Kashmir 80. Udayana, king of Vatsa, was impri- soned by Mahāsena 86. Udayanīyā, no rīti in Agnistoma 939. Udvahtatattva, 930, 944, 945n Udyogaparva, 30, 37, 43, 53, 58n, 62, 79, 101, 127, 131, 163n, 168, 173, 185, 202, 204-7, 213, 226, 228, 232, 245, 278, 334, 452, 538, 542n, 555n, 609n, 845, 848...
Volume IV 5 references
Chapter Xiii Kāshī 1
...hows that Kāśī was the ancient name of a kingdom and the ancient belief was that Vārānasi was founded as the capital of the Kāśis by Divodāsa. In the Udyogaparva also Divodāsa is said to be the ruler of Kāśiṣ6
Chapter Xv Kurukshetra And Some Other Famous Tīrthas 1
...smatī the next morning. Kālidāsa describes it as surrounded by Revā (Raghuvaṁśa VI 43). Māhismatī is mentioned as being on IV] the Narmadā or Revā in Udyogaparva 19. 23-24, 166. 4, Anuśāsana 166. 4, Bhāgavata X. 79. 21, Padma II. 92. 32.
Abbreviations Employed In This List Alone 1
... (G. O. S.) T. P.—Tīrthaprakāśa of Mitramiśra, part of Vīramitrodaya T. S.—Tīrthasāra, part of Nṛsiṁha- prasāda (Sarasvatībhavan series, Benares). U.—Udyogaparva of the Mahā- bhārata V.—Vanaparva of the Mahābhārata. Va —Vāyupurāṇa Vāṃ—Vāmanapurāṇa. Var —Varāhapurāṇa. VD —Viṣṇudharmottara-purāṇa V. Dh. S.—Viṣṇu...
List Of Tīrthas 1
... Omkāra Māndhātā (an island) while Mr. Haldar and others hold that it is Maheśvara Māndhātā island is attached to Nemad District of Central Provinceṣ Udyogaparva 19 23-24, 166. 4, Anu 2, 6, P. II. 92 32, VI 115 4, Bh. IX 15. 22 (Sahastrārjuna imprisoned Rāvaņa); the Mbh (vol II, p. 35, Ujjayinyāh prasthito Māhism...
General Index Of Vol Iv 1
...sed by Moslem rulers and raiders 572n Tylor, author of ‘Primitive culture’ 555 Uddālaka-vrata, described 111, ex- piation for vrātyatā 111 Udyogaparva, 704n, 707 Ūha, substituting another word or words in place of a part of a mantra or the like 514-515, 517 Untouchability, no question of,...
Volume V: Part I 4 references
Chapter Ii Vrata In Vedic Literature Sūtras And Smritis Definition And Importanc 1
...nse of a religious undertaking or vow in which one has to observe certain restrictions about food or one’s general behaviour. *Vide* Vanaparva 296 3, Udyogaparva 71–72, Śānti 35 39, Anuśāsana 103 34. It was also applied in the epic to a course or pattern of conduct or behaviour not necessarily religiouṣ For ex...
List Of Vratas And Utsavas 1
...ed on an invasion the ceremony of sprinkling sacred water on him or waving lights before him was performed and that was called Lohābhisārika-karma In Udyogaparva 160. 93 we read 'Lohābhisāro nirvṛttaḥ' &c. Nīlakaṇṭha explains that it comprises waving of lights before weapons and invoking deitieṣ Lohatyāsnāna—( bath in...
Chapter Xv Units Of Kāla 1
...ess irreconcilable.88 For example, the Udyogaparva says 'Mars having been retrograde in Jyeṣṭhā seeks (to reach or afflict?) Anūrādhā presided over by Mitra, as if bringing death'; while Bhisma-parva ...
Chapter Xvi Muhūrta 1
...by Indra (i. e Jyeṣṭhā), on the 8th muhūrta called Abhijit, when the sun was on the meridian by day and on a tithi called pūrṇā (here the 5th) In the Udyogaparva it is stated that a purohita was sent as a dūta of the Pāṇḍavas on Puṣya-yoga
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Volume V: Part II 6 references
Chapter Xxii Origin And Development Of Purāna Literature 2
... been sung by the pitṛs about the importance of a son or sons, which agree in letter and spirit with verses on the same subject in the Purāṇaṣ In the Udyoga-parva
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...050 A. D. That is all. In order to glorify the 18 Purāṇas the meaning of Jaya is extendeḍ Jaya is applied only to the Mahābhārata in the latter e. g. Udyogaparva 136. 18-19 and Svargārohaṇika 5. 49 and 51 quoted in note 1369 above. Hence this passage was inserted very late after all 18 Purāṇas had been composed i. e. aft...
Chapter Xxvi Tāntrik Doctrines And Dharmashastra 1
...ringing under one's control a person or a woman by herbs and mantras) as a sin, though a lesser one (an upapātaka). The reference to the Mahābhārata (Udyogaparva, 59. 5 ff) is again misleading. Wine was drunk by people in the Mahābhārata times, but not as part of a religious ritual as in the Tantraṣ Vide pp. 9...
Chapter Xxix Some Fundamental Doctrines Of Pūrvamīmāmsā 1
...of Droṇa, his brāhmaṇa guru; Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna are described in the Mahābhārata as drunk with wine ('ubhau madhvāsavakṣībau dṛṣṭau me Keśavārjunau' in Udyogaparva 59. 5 ) and married their maternal uncle's daughters; Rāma performed Aśvamedha by associating a golden image of Sītā with hiṃ
Chapter Xxxvi Fundamental And Leading Characteristics Of Hindu Culture And Civil 1
...ld not secure Mokṣa by the study of Veda. Śankarācārya on V. S. I. 3. 38 points out that śūdras like Vidura ( Ādiparva 63. 96–97 and 114, 106. 24–28, Udyogaparva 41. 5 ) and Dharma-vyādha ( Vanaparva 207 ) possessed knowledge of brahmavidyā and that it is impossible to say that they were not able to secure Mokṣa. Vi...
Index To Vol V 1
Udyogaparva 27, 49, 90n, 126, 129n, 532n, 539, 743-4 803n, 821, 840, 854 ( quotes the famous verse ‘gurorapyapra-liptasya etc.’ from a Purāṇa ), 1080, 1281 ( Kṛṣṇa ...