SECTION CLXXXVIII

(Swayamvara Parva continued)

"'Dhrishtadyumna said, "Duryodhana, Durvisaha, Durmukha and

Dushpradharshana, Vivinsati, Vikarna, Saha, and Duhsasana; 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--accompanied 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. Vrihanta, 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, Chitrayudha,

Agsuman, Chekitana, the mighty Sreniman, 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, Rukmaratha, Somadatta of the Kuru race with

his three sons, all mighty chariot-fighters and heroes, viz., Bhuri,

Bhurisrava, and Sala, Sudakshina, Kamvoja of the Puru race, Vrihadvala,

Sushena, Sivi, the son of Usinara, Patcharanihanta, the king of Karusha,

Sankarshana (Valadeva), Vasudeva (Krishna) the mighty son of Rukmini,

Samva, Charudeshna, the son of Pradyumna with Gada, Akrura, Satyaki, the

high-souled Uddhava, Kritavarman, the son of Hridika, Prithu, Viprithu,

Viduratha, Kanka, Sanku with Gaveshana, Asavaha, Aniruddha, Samika,

Sarimejaya, the heroic Vatapi Jhilli Pindaraka, the powerful Usinara, all

these of the Vrishni race, Bhagiratha, Vrihatkshatra, Jayadratha the son

of Sindhu, Vrihadratha, Valhika, the mighty charioteer Srutayu, Uluka,

Kaitava, Chitrangada and Suvangada, the highly intelligent Vatsaraja, the

king of Kosala, Sisupala and the powerful Jarasandha, these and many other

great kings--all Kshatriyas celebrated throughout the world--have come, O

blessed one, for thee. Endued with prowess, these will shoot the mark. And

thou shalt choose him for thy husband who amongst these will shoot the

mark."'"

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