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INDEX
 
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Mahendra, Indra, Suresvara, Devesa,
Devaraja.
 
At
 
DHANAPATI.- Kubera; the king of the
semi-divine beings, the Yakshas; lord of the
northern quarter; called also Dhanesa.
the end, Dhritarashtra attains to his world.
DHATA. The creator, God Brahma,
Prajapati.
 
DHARMA.-God Dharmaraja; partially
incarnated as Vidura; begot Dharmaputra
alias Yudhishthira on Kunti; appears as the
Yaksha in the form of a crane and tests
Yudhishthira's stand by Trutn and Dharma
during his forest life; and again tests
Yudhishthira as a do in the great journey to
heaven: Vidura and Yudhishthira are
 
absorbed into him at the end.
 
DHARTARASHTRAS.-The hundred sons of
Dhritarashtra; the anti-heroes of the
Epic; the name Kauravas often applied
only to them; after they are killed in the
battle, it is said, they become one with
the demons.
 
Occasionally mean also those who fought on
Duryodhana's side. The name Dhartarashtra
refers to Duryodhana often.
 
DHAUMYA. A Brahmana;
the Pandavas.
 
the priest of
 
DHRISHTADYUMNA.-Son of king
Drupada; brother-in-law of the Pandavas;
appointed commander of the Pandava forces;
also called Parshata (grandson of Prishata).
 
DHRITARASHTRA.-Born of Ambika, the
first wife of Vichitravirya, after his death,