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422 Dhrishtadyumna possessed of a voice deep as the sound of the kettledrum or the clouds, taking hold of his sister's arm stood in the midst of that concourse, and said, with a voice loud and deep as the roar of the clouds, these charming words of excellent import-"Hear ye assembled kings this is the bow, that is the mark, and these are the arrows ! Shoot the mark through the orifice of the machine with these five sharpened arrows! Truly do I say that, possessed of lineage, beauty of persons, and strength whoever achieveth this great feat shall obtain to-day this my sister, Krishna for his wife !' Having thus spoken unto the assembled monarchs Drupada's son then addressed his sister, reciting unto her the names and lineages and achievements of those assembled lords of the earth."

Thus ends the hundred and eighty-seventh section in the Swayamvara Parva of the Adi Parva.

"Dhrishtadyomna said, 'Duryyodhana, Durvishaha, Durmukha and Dushpradharshana, Vivinsati, Vikarna, Saba, and Dubsasana ; Yuyutsu and Vayuvega and Bhimavegarava : Ugrayudha, Valaki, Kanakayu, and Virochana, Sukundala, Chitrasena, Suvarcha, and Kanakadhwaja: Nandaka, and Vahusali, and Tuhunda, and Vikata; these, O sister, and many other mighty sons of Dhritarashtra-all heroes-accompanid by Karna, have come for thy hand! Innumerable other illustrious monarchs all bulls among Kshatriyas--have also come for thee! Sakuni, Sauvala, Vrisaka, and Vrihadvala, these sons of the king Gandhara-have also come. Foremost of all wielders of weapons-the illustrious Aswatthaman and Bhoja, adorned with every ornament have also come for thee! Vribanta, Manimana, Dandadhara, Sahadeva, Jayatsena, Meghasandhi. Virata with his two sons Sankha and Uttara, Vardhakshemi, Susarma, Senavindu, Suketu with his two sons Sunama and Suvarcha, Suchitra, Sukumara Vrika, Satyadhriti, Suryadhwaja, Rochamana, Nila, Chitrayudba, Angsumana, Chekitana, the mighty Srenimana, Chandrasena the mighty son of Samudrasena, Jarasandha, Vidanda, and Danda-the father and son, Paundraka, Vasudeva, Bhagadatta endued with great energy, Kalinga, Tamralipta, the king of Pattana, the mighty car-warrior Salya, the king of Madra with his son, the heroic Rukmangada, Ruk. maratha, Somadatta of the Kuru race with his three sons, all mighty chariot-fighters and heroes, viz., Bhuri, Bhurisrava, and Sala, Sudak