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144 two that were twins, the motber of Aswatthaman (called Kripi), and Kripa of great strength. Then was born Dhrish tadyumna, of the splendour of Agni himself, from the sacrifcial fire. And the mighty hero was born with bow in hand for the destruction of Drona. And from the sacrificial altar was born Krishna (Draupadi) resplendent and handsome, of bright features and excellent beauty. Then was born the disciple of Prahlad, viz., Nagnajit, and also Suvala, And from Suvala was born a son Sakuni who from the curse of the gods became the slayer of creatures and the foe of virtue. And unto him was also born a daughter (Gandhari), the mother of Duryyodhana. And both were well-versed in the acquisition of worldly profits. And from Krishna was born, in the soil of Vichitra virya, Dhritarashtra, the lord of men, and Pandu of great strength. And from Dwaipayana also born, in the Sudra caste, the wise and intelligent Vidura, conversant with both religion and profit, and free from all sins. And unto Pandu by his two wives were born five sons like the celestials. The eldest of them was Yudhishthira. And Yudhishthira was born (of the seed) of Dharma (Yama, the god of justice), and Bhima of the wolf's stomach was born of Marut (the god of wind), and Dhananjaya, blessed with good fortune and the first of all wielders of weapons, was born of Indra : and Nakula and Sabadeva, of handsome features and ever engaged in the service of their superiors, were born of the twin Aswins. And unto the wise Dhritarashtra were born a hundred sons, viz., Duryodhana and others, and another, named Yuyutsu, who was born of a Vaisya woman. And amongst those, hundred and one eleven, viz., Dussasbnana, Duhsaha, Dutmershana, Vikarna, Chitrasena, Vivingsati, Jaya, Satyavarta, Purumitra, and Yuyutsu by a Vaisya wife, were all Maharathas (great car-warriors). And Abhimanyu was born of Subhadra, the sister of Vasudeva through Arjuna, and was, therefore, the grandson of the illustrious Pandu. And unto the five Pandavas were born five sons by (their common wite) Panchali. And these princes were all very handsome and conversant with all branches of knowledge. From Yudhisha thira was born Pritivindhya; from Vrikodara. Sutasoma: from Arjuna, Srutakirti: from Nikula Satanika, and from Sabadeva, Srutasena of great prowess, and Bhima, in the forest begat on Hidimva a son named Ghatotkacha. And from Drupada was born a daughter Sikhindin who was afterwards transformed into a male child. And Sikhandini was so transformed into a male by Yaksha named Sthuna from the desire of doing her good."

"In that great battle of the Kurus came hundreds of thousands of monarchs for fighting against one another. The names of that innumerable host I am unable to recount even in ten thousand years. I