FREE BOOKS

Author's List




PREV.   NEXT  
|<   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25  
26   27   28   29   30   31   32   33   34   35   36   37   38   39   40   41   42   43   44   45   46   47   48   49   50   >>   >|  
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2, by Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Title: The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Bk. 3 Pt. 2 Author: Translated by Kisari Mohan Ganguli Release Date: May 13, 2004 [EBook #12333] Language: English Character set encoding: ASCII *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE MAHABHARATA BK. 3 PT. 2 *** Produced by John B. Hare, Juliet Sutherland, David King, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa BOOK 3 VANA PARVA Translated into English Prose from the Original Sanskrit Text by Kisari Mohan Ganguli [1883-1896] THE MAHABHARATA VANA PARVA PART 2 SECTION CXLV (continued from previous e-book) And the ruddy geese, and the gallinules and the ducks and the _karandavas_ and the _plavas_ and the parrots and the male _kokilas_ and the herons in confusion flew in all directions, while some proud elephants urged by their mates, as also some lions and elephants in rage, flew at Bhimasena. And as they were distracted at heart through fear, these fierce animals discharging urine and dung, set up loud yells with gapping mouths. Thereupon the illustrious and graceful son of the wind-god, the mighty Pandava, depending upon the strength of his arms, began to slay one elephant with another elephant and one lion with another lion while he despatched the others with slaps. And on being struck by Bhima the lions and the tigers and the leopards, in fright gave loud cries and discharged urine and dung. And after having destroyed these the handsome son of Pandu, possessed of mighty strength, entered into the forest, making all sides resound with his shouts. And then the long-armed one saw on the slopes of the Gandhamadana a beautiful plantain tree spreading over many a _yojana_. And like unto a mad lion, that one of great strength proceeded amain towards that tree breaking down various plants. And that foremost of strong persons--Bhima--uprooting innumerable plaintain trunks equal in height to many palm-trees (placed one above another), cast them on all sides with force. And that hi
PREV.   NEXT  
|<   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   10   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21   22   23   24   25  
26   27   28   29   30   31   32   33   34   35   36   37   38   39   40   41   42   43   44   45   46   47   48   49   50   >>   >|  



Top keywords:

strength

 

Ganguli

 

Dwaipayana

 

Krishna

 

Mahabharata

 

Translated

 

Kisari

 

elephants

 
MAHABHARATA
 

elephant


English

 

mighty

 

Gutenberg

 
Project
 

struck

 
despatched
 
tigers
 
destroyed
 

handsome

 
discharged

leopards

 

fright

 

restrictions

 

graceful

 

illustrious

 

gapping

 

mouths

 

Thereupon

 

Pandava

 
depending

possessed
 
breaking
 
proceeded
 

plants

 

plaintain

 

trunks

 
innumerable
 
uprooting
 
foremost
 

strong


persons
 

yojana

 

shouts

 

resound

 

entered

 

forest

 

making

 

slopes

 

spreading

 

plantain