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MARRIAGES OF ŚĀMBA AND PRADYUMNA 227 interval (between spokes) and gaṇas between the gulmas. Outside the formation there were kings with various formations. Then King Jarāsandha installed King Hiranyanābha, faithful, long-armed, with celebrated skill in various kinds of fighting, lord of expertness, as general of the wheel-formation. The sun set.
At night the Yadus made the garuļa-formation, hard to penetrate by enemy-kings, the rival of the wheel-formation. In this formation there was half a crore of noble princes. Sirapāņi and Sārngapāņi were placed at its head. Akrūra, Kumuda, Padma, Sāraņa, Vijayin, Jaya, Jarākumāra, Sumukha, Dşdhamuști, Vidūratha, Anādhțsti, Durmukha--these sons of Vasudeva with a lac of chariots were guards of the rear of Kansadviş. Behind them was Ugrasena with a crore of chariots. There were four sons to guard his rear. To guard Bhoja (Ugrasena) and his sons these kings were behind them: Dhara, Sāraṇa, Candra, Durdhara, and Satyaka.
Long-armed Samudravijaya took charge of the right wing himself and stood with his brothers and brothers' sons. Mahānemi, Satyanemi, Dươhanemi, Sunemin, Aristanemi, Vijayasena, Megha, Mahājaya, Tejahsena, Jayasena, Jaya, Mahādyuti—these sons of Samudravijaya were at the side. Other kings with twenty-five lacs of chariots stood at Samudravijaya's side, like sons. Rāma's sons were in charge of the left wing and also the Pāņqavas, Yudhisthira and the others, whose strength was immeasurable. Ulmūka, Nişadha, Satrudamana, Prakstidyuti, Sātyaki, Sridhvaja, Devānanda, Ananda, Sāntanu, Satadhanvan, Daśaratha, Dhruva, Pșthu, Viprathu, Mahādhanus, Dşdhadhanvan, Ativīrya, Devanandana-these, surrounded by twenty-five lacs of chariots, stood behind the Pāņdavas, eager to kill the Dhārtarāșțras.
Behind them were Candrayaśas, Sinhala, Barbara, Kamboja, Kerala, and King Dravida. In their rear stood Mahāsena's father, the sole mountain of fortitude and strength, with sixty thousand chariots. For guarding the wings there were Bhānu,
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| SR No. | 001005 |
| Book Title | Trishasti Shalaka Purusa Caritra Part 5 |
| Original Sutra Author | Hemchandracharya |
| Author | Helen M Johnson |
| Publisher | Oriental Research Institute Vadodra |
| Publication Year | 1962 |
| Total Pages | 507 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English, Mythology, & Story |
| File Size | 11 MB |