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And the body of his troops that looked like a flight of locusts, meeting with the Kuru force, was absorbed and disappeared in it. And similarly came king Nila, the resident of the city of the Mahishmati, with mighty soldiers from the southern country who carried weapons of pretty make.
Alaka, a mountain inhabited by Kuvera and the Yakshas. Ambâlika, the daughter of Sinhavarma, wife of Mantragupta. Amittravarma, King or Governor of Mahishmati. Anantavarma, King of Vidarba. Apahâravarma, son of Prahâravarma, and one of the nine companions of Râjahansa. Apsaras, heavenly females, nearly corresponding with the houris of the Mahometans.
Endued with a thousand arms and great beauty the mighty Kartavirya, in days of yore, became the lord of all the world. He had his capital in the city of Mahishmati. Of unbaffled prowess, that chief of the Haihaya race of Kshatriyas swayed the whole earth with her belt of seas, together with all her islands and all her precious mines of gold and gems.
After some days, it was generally understood at Mahishmati that the boy who had escaped into the forest had been killed by a tiger; and the king, secretly rejoicing, went to condole with the mother.
On the way the travellers descry the Sumeru mountain, the Malaya mountain, the Dandaka forest, the mountain Prasravana, the Godaveri river, mount Malyavan, Kundinipura in the Maharashtra country, the shrine of Bhimeswara, the city of Kanchi, Ujayin, the temple of Mahakala, Mahishmati the capital of Chedi, the Jumna and Ganga rivers, Varanasi, Mithila or Tirhut, and Champa near Bhagalpur.
And joyfully addressing the Kuru prince, they said, 'O tiger among the sons of Pandu, go hence, taking with the tribute from us all. Let the mission of the king Yudhishthira the just possessed of great intelligence, be accomplished without hindrance. And taking jewels and gems from them all, the hero marched towards the city of Mahishmati, and there that bull of men did battle with king Nila.
Nâlijangha, the old man whom Visruta rescued from the well. Nârâyana, a name of Vishnu, an incarnation of the three principal gods, Brahma, Vishnu, Siva. Navamâlika, daughter of the King of Sravasti, wife of Pramati. Padmodbhava, one of Râjahansa's ministers. Pâtâla, a fabulous subterranean country. Prachandavarma, King or Governor of Mahishmati, killed by Visruta.
The forester was astonished by my skill, and delighted at the acquisition of so much food; and it occurred to me that I might get some information from him. I asked him therefore: "Do you know anything of what is going on at Mahishmati?"
Kusa-grass, a scented grass, much used at sacrifices for laying offerings on, &c. Kuvera, the God of Wealth, whose attendants were the Yakshas. Magadha, the kingdom of Râjahansa. Mahâkâla, a famous temple of Siva, the object of many pilgrimages. Mahishmati, name of a city.
"After the defeat and death of Anantavarma, an old and faithful minister escaped with the queen and her two children, this boy and his elder sister Manjuvâdini, together with a few faithful followers, including myself; and though the old minister was taken ill and died on the road, the rest arrived safely at Mahishmati, where the queen was well received by the king Amittravarma, a half-brother of her husband, and where she devoted herself to the education of her son, hoping that he might one day recover his father's kingdom.
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