Mahabharata, Epic of the Bharatas
An Abbreviated Translation of the Indian Classic, the Mahabharata by Romesh Chundar Dutt in 2,000 verses
An Abbreviated Translation of the Indian Classic, the Mahabharata by Romesh Chundar Dutt in 2,000 verses
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Glossary - 165<br />
TRIRATRA, a three nights’ penance and fast.<br />
USIRA, a kind <strong>of</strong> hard wood.<br />
VANARA, monkey. The hill tribes <strong>of</strong> Sou<strong>the</strong>rn India, who formed an alliance<br />
with <strong>the</strong> hero <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>Epic</strong>, are represented as Vanaras.<br />
VEDA, <strong>the</strong> most ancient and holiest scriptures <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Hindus.<br />
VIJAYA, Karna’s bow.<br />
VILWA, a tree bearing an edible fruit.<br />
VINA, <strong>the</strong> lyre.<br />
YAJNA, sacrifice.<br />
YATO DHARMA STATO JAYAH, where <strong>the</strong>re is virtue <strong>the</strong>re is victory.<br />
YOJANA, a measure <strong>of</strong> distance equal to about nine English miles.<br />
YUGA, <strong>the</strong> period <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world’s existence.
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