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glory; and their sports became all the more attractive (see Ho 10. 31-32). Here the figure of speech is IFA.
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44. शङ्खचूड was a servant of कुबेर. In his attempt to kidnap some mis he was killed by ; and the jewel from his crown was passed over to बलराम ( भाग० 10. 34. 25 ff ). अरिष्ट was a दैत्य sent by to destroy. He assumed the form of a savage bull and attacked कृष्ण. twisted its neck, pulled out its horn and thrashed it thereby so much that it vomited blood and died on the spot ( भाग● 10.36. 1 – 15 ). The name of the दैत्य is अरिष्ट so च + अरिष्टः = चरिट्ठो; this Sandhi unusual. Should we read किं गरिट्ठो अरिट्ठो ? As to केशिन् see Notes on i. 21 above ( भाग० 10. 37 ). व्योम was an असुर, a descendent of मय. He put on the dress of a cowherd, and playing with the cowherd boys closetted them in a cave the mouth of which he closed with a slab of stone. कृष्ण came to their rescue and destroyed व्योम ( भाग ० 10. 32.26 etc.) Here the author hurriedly refers to three events in one and the same verse.
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45. with the aim of killing him; but the arrival of resulted into the destruction of himself. In fine, his plan turned against himself. The illustration given by the author is quite significant.
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46. माया or योगमाया is really the daughter of नन्द and यशोदा, but she was exchanged with child and brought to the bed of देवकी in मथुरा. कंस wanted to smash that female child on a stone, but it slipped from his hands and flashed forth in the sky like lightening (o 10. 4). Thus she is the sister of our who is therefore मायाग्रज.
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