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INDEX
BALARAMA.-Elder brother of Krishna;
other names: Sankarshana and Rama; an
incarnation of the great serpent Adisesha,
on which Vishnu is lying; disappears from
the world in the form of a huge serpent
which issues out of his body and enters
the ocean.
BHARATA. Son of Dushyanta and
Sakuntala, from whom his race takes its
name; and through the race, the Epic,
Mahabharata; his descendants are referred
to as Bharatas; thus Dhritarashtra, Pandu,
their sons and Janamejaya, the great-
grandson of the Pandavas, are referred to
as Bharata.
BHASKARA. The Sun; he begets Karna
on Kunti while she was a maiden.
BHIMA. Second son of Pandu; borne by
Kunti by invoking God Vayu; terrible in
strength, hence Bhima; also Bhimasena ;
because of his great
Vrikodara; Vayuputra, Pavanatmaja, Pavani
etc., (son of the Wind-god).
appetite,
called
originally
called
called Bhishma on
of celibacy;
the
BHISHMA.--Son of Santanu and Ganga ;
Devavrata; afterwards
taking the terrible vow
grand-old-man of the
Epic; grandfather of the heroes of the
story; plays a very large part in the story.
Other names: Gangeya, Jahnavisuta, etc.,
(son of Ganga); Apagasuta, Nadisuta (son
of the river, the Ganges); Santanava (son
of Santanu); Pitamaha (grandfather).
INDEX
BALARAMA.-Elder brother of Krishna;
other names: Sankarshana and Rama; an
incarnation of the great serpent Adisesha,
on which Vishnu is lying; disappears from
the world in the form of a huge serpent
which issues out of his body and enters
the ocean.
BHARATA. Son of Dushyanta and
Sakuntala, from whom his race takes its
name; and through the race, the Epic,
Mahabharata; his descendants are referred
to as Bharatas; thus Dhritarashtra, Pandu,
their sons and Janamejaya, the great-
grandson of the Pandavas, are referred to
as Bharata.
BHASKARA. The Sun; he begets Karna
on Kunti while she was a maiden.
BHIMA. Second son of Pandu; borne by
Kunti by invoking God Vayu; terrible in
strength, hence Bhima; also Bhimasena ;
because of his great
Vrikodara; Vayuputra, Pavanatmaja, Pavani
etc., (son of the Wind-god).
appetite,
called
originally
called
called Bhishma on
of celibacy;
the
BHISHMA.--Son of Santanu and Ganga ;
Devavrata; afterwards
taking the terrible vow
grand-old-man of the
Epic; grandfather of the heroes of the
story; plays a very large part in the story.
Other names: Gangeya, Jahnavisuta, etc.,
(son of Ganga); Apagasuta, Nadisuta (son
of the river, the Ganges); Santanava (son
of Santanu); Pitamaha (grandfather).