अश्वत्थामं

यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः

Purana Encyclopedia

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

Aśvatthāman  : m.: Name of a famous elephant.

In the army of Indravarman, king of Mālava, who was fighting from the side of the Pāṇḍavas; as tall as a mountain; could be compared with the elephant of Indra; Bhīma killed him to proclaim “Aśvatthāman is dead” 7. 164. 71, 73, 101, 102; 7. 165. 113, 115, 116 (also cf. 7. 165. 28-33); Yudhiṣṭhira told Droṇa indistinctly (avyaktam) “Aśvatthāman, the elephant, is killed” 7. 165. 115; 7. 164. 106; but cf. 12. 27. 16-17 (kuñjaraṁ cāntaraṁ kṛtvā mithyopacaritaṁ mayā/…mayokto gurur āhave/aśvatthāmā hata iti kuñjare vinipālite/).


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*3rd word in left half of page p4_mci (+offset) in original book.

Mahabharata Cultural Index

पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्।

Aśvatthāman  : m.: Name of a famous elephant.

In the army of Indravarman, king of Mālava, who was fighting from the side of the Pāṇḍavas; as tall as a mountain; could be compared with the elephant of Indra; Bhīma killed him to proclaim “Aśvatthāman is dead” 7. 164. 71, 73, 101, 102; 7. 165. 113, 115, 116 (also cf. 7. 165. 28-33); Yudhiṣṭhira told Droṇa indistinctly (avyaktam) “Aśvatthāman, the elephant, is killed” 7. 165. 115; 7. 164. 106; but cf. 12. 27. 16-17 (kuñjaraṁ cāntaraṁ kṛtvā mithyopacaritaṁ mayā/…mayokto gurur āhave/aśvatthāmā hata iti kuñjare vinipālite/).


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*3rd word in left half of page p4_mci (+offset) in original book.