The Mahabharata/Book 1: Adi Parva/Section CLXXXVIII

SECTION CLXXXVIII

(Swayamvara Parva continued)

"Dhrishtadyumna said, 'Duryyodhana, Durvishaha, Durmukha and Dushpradharshana, Vivinsati, Vikarna, Saha, and Duhsasana ; Yuyutsu and Vayuvega and Bhimavegarava ; Ugrayudha, Valaki, Kanakayu, and Virochana, Sukundala, Chitrasena, Suvarcha, and Kanakadhwaja ; Nandaka, and Vahusali, and Tuhunda, and Vikata ; these, O sister, and many other mighty sons of Dhritarashtra all heroes accompanid by Kama, have come for thy hand ! Innumerable other illustrious monarchs all bulls among Kshatriyas have also come for thee! Sakuni, Sauvala, Vrisaka, and Vrihadvala, these sons of the king Gandhara have also come. Foremost of all wielders of weapons the illustrious Aswatthaman and Bhoja, adorned with every ornament have also come for thee 1 Vrihanta, Manimana, Dandadhara, Sahadeva, Jayatsena, Meghasandhi, Virata with his two sons Sankha and Uttara, Vardhakshemi, Susarma, Senavindu, Suketu with his two sons Sunarna and Suvarcha, Suchitra, Sukumara Vrika, Satyadhriti, Suryadhwaja, Rochamana, Nila, Chitrayudha, Angsumana, Chekitana, the mighty Srenimana, Chandrasena the mighty son of Samudrasena, Jarasandha, Vidanda, and Danda the father and son, Paundraka, Vasudeva, Bhagadatta endued with great energy, Kalinga, Tamralipta, the king of Pattana, the mighty car-warrior Salya, the king of Madra with his son, the heroic Rukmangada, Rukmaratha, Somadatta of the Kuru race with his three sons, all mighty chariot-fighters and heroes, vis., Bhuri, Bhurisrava, and Sala, Sudak-shina, Kamvoja of the Puru race, Vrihadvala, Sushena, Sivi, the son of Usinara, Patcharanihanta, the kin.a of Karusha, Sankarshana ( Valadeva), Vasudeva (Krishna), the mighty son of Rukminy, Samva Charudeshna, the son of Pradyumna with G<da, Akrura, Satyaki, the high-souled Uddhava, Kritavarmana, the son of Hridika, Prithu. Viprithu Viduratha, Kanka, Sanku with Gaveshaua, Asavaha, Aniruddha, Samika, Sarimejaya, the heroic Vatapi Jhilli pindaraka, the po verful Usinara, all these of the Vrishni race, Bhagirathi, Vi ihatkshatra, Jayadratha the son of Sindhu, Vrihadratha, Valhikn. the mighty charioteer Srutayu, Uluka, Kaitava, Chitrangada and Suvangada, the highly intelligent Vatsaraja, the king of Kosola, Sisupala and the powerful Jarasandha, these and many other great lyings all Kshatriyas celebrated throughout the world have come, O blessed one. for thee ! Endued with prowess, these will shoot the mark. And thou shalt chose him; thy husband who amongst these will shoot the mark." Thus ends the hundred and eighty-eighth section in the Swayamvara Parva of the Adi Parva.