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GANDHARI.- Daughter of the king of
the Gandharas, Subala, hence called Subalat-
maja; wife of Dhritarashtra and mother
of Duryodhana and others.
GANDHARVAS.-A class of divine beings;
they assail Duryodhana's forces and take
captive Duryodhana and others, while the
latter are on a trip to their cattle-farms
in the Kamyaka forest.
GANDIVA. Name of Arjuna's bow.
GANGA.-The divine Ganges; marries
Santanu; gives birth to eight sons; throws
seven into the waters, sparing the eighth,
(Bhishma), and leaves Santanu.
GHATOTKACHA.-Demon-son of Bhima and
Hidimba; appears in the great battle on
the side of the Pandavas with an army of
demons and after doing havoc during a
nocturnal fight, is killed by Karna with
his Sakti missile.
GOPAS.-Shepherd forces of Krishna;
also called Narayanas.
HARI. The Supreme Lord who is also the
Krishna of this epic. Other names of His
occurring in this text are Hrishikesa, Vishnu,
etc. See under Krishna.
HASTINAPURA.-The
capital of the
Bharatas; other names: Hastinaman, Naga-
sahvaya, Gajasahvaya, Nagapura.
HIDIMBA. A demon whom Bhima kills
in the forest adjacent to Varanavata.
HIDIMBA.-The sister of the above-
mentioned demon, Hidimba; loves Bhima;
permitted by Kunti to have Bhima as
INDEX
GANDHARI.- Daughter of the king of
the Gandharas, Subala, hence called Subalat-
maja; wife of Dhritarashtra and mother
of Duryodhana and others.
GANDHARVAS.-A class of divine beings;
they assail Duryodhana's forces and take
captive Duryodhana and others, while the
latter are on a trip to their cattle-farms
in the Kamyaka forest.
GANDIVA. Name of Arjuna's bow.
GANGA.-The divine Ganges; marries
Santanu; gives birth to eight sons; throws
seven into the waters, sparing the eighth,
(Bhishma), and leaves Santanu.
GHATOTKACHA.-Demon-son of Bhima and
Hidimba; appears in the great battle on
the side of the Pandavas with an army of
demons and after doing havoc during a
nocturnal fight, is killed by Karna with
his Sakti missile.
GOPAS.-Shepherd forces of Krishna;
also called Narayanas.
HARI. The Supreme Lord who is also the
Krishna of this epic. Other names of His
occurring in this text are Hrishikesa, Vishnu,
etc. See under Krishna.
HASTINAPURA.-The
capital of the
Bharatas; other names: Hastinaman, Naga-
sahvaya, Gajasahvaya, Nagapura.
HIDIMBA. A demon whom Bhima kills
in the forest adjacent to Varanavata.
HIDIMBA.-The sister of the above-
mentioned demon, Hidimba; loves Bhima;
permitted by Kunti to have Bhima as