ORIENTAL SERIES.

KARNAKARTA-VIRYA. 151
in return great strength, and a javelin charged with certain death
to whomsoever it was hurled against. Kama "became king of Anga
or Bengal Some authorities represent his foster-father as having
heen ruler of that country, hut others say that Kar^a was made
king of Anga hy Dur-yodhana, in order to qualify him to fight
in the passage of arms at the swayam-vara of DraupadL This
princess haughtily rejected him, saying, cc I wed not with the
base-horn," Kama knew that he was half-brother of the Pa72n
davas, but he took the side of their cousins, the Kauravas, and
he had especial rivalry and animosity against Arjuna, whom
he vowed to kill In the great battle he killed Ghafotkacha,
the son of Bhima, with Indra's javelin. Afterwards there was a
terrific combat between him and Arjuna, in which the latter was
nearly overpowered, but he killed Kama with a crescent-shaped
arrow. After Karwa's death his relationship to the Pawdavas
became known to them, and they showed their regret for his
loss by great kindness to his widows, children, and dependants
Erom his father, Yikarttana (the sun), Karraa was called Yaikart-
tana ; from his foster-parents, Yasu-sena ; from his foster-father's
profession, Adhirathi and Suta; and from his foster-mother,
Eadheya. He was also called Anga-raja, i
king of 7
Anga ;
padhipa, 'king of '
Champa ; and Kanlna, c
the bastard.'
Cham-
KAENA-PKAYAKANAS. Men whose ears served them
for coverings. They are mentioned in the Maha-bharata, Ramar
yawa, and other works.
KAKMfA, KAEM.TAKA. The country where the
Canarese language is spoken, in the central districts of the
Peninsula, including Mysore. The name " Carnatic" is derived
from this.
KAETA-YIRYA. Son of Knta-vlrya, king of the Haihayas,
This is his patronymic, by which he is best known his real
;
name was
"
Arjuna. Having worshipped a portion of the divine
being called Dattatreya, sprung from the race of Atri, he sought
and obtained these boons, viz., a thousand arms and a golden
the power of
chariot that went wheresoever he willed it to go ;
of the earth and the
restraining wrong by justice j the conquest
disposition to rule it righteously ; invincibility by enemies, and
death at the hands of a man renowned over the whole world.
By him this earth was perfectly governed," and of him it is
said :
" Fo other king shall ever equal Karta-vlrya in regard