SECTION CLXXXVIII
(Swayamvara Parva continued)
"Dhrishtadyumna said, 'Duryyodhana, Durvishaha, 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 accompanid by
Kama, 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 1
Vrihanta, Manimana, Dandadhara, Sahadeva, Jayatsena, Meghasandhi,
Virata with his two sons Sankha and Uttara, Vardhakshemi, Susarma,
Senavindu, Suketu with his two sons Sunarna and Suvarcha, Suchitra,
Sukumara Vrika, Satyadhriti, Suryadhwaja, Rochamana, Nila, Chitrayudha,
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, Rukmaratha,
Somadatta of the Kuru race with his three sons, all mighty
chariot-fighters and heroes, vis., Bhuri, Bhurisrava, and Sala, Sudak-shina, Kamvoja of the Puru race, Vrihadvala, Sushena, Sivi, the son of
Usinara, Patcharanihanta, the kin.a of Karusha, Sankarshana ( Valadeva),
Vasudeva (Krishna), the mighty son of Rukminy, Samva
Charudeshna, the son of Pradyumna with G<da, Akrura, Satyaki, the
high-souled Uddhava, Kritavarmana, the son of Hridika, Prithu. Viprithu
Viduratha, Kanka, Sanku with Gaveshaua, Asavaha, Aniruddha,
Samika, Sarimejaya, the heroic Vatapi Jhilli pindaraka, the po verful
Usinara, all these of the Vrishni race, Bhagirathi, Vi ihatkshatra, Jayadratha
the son of Sindhu, Vrihadratha, Valhikn. the mighty charioteer
Srutayu, Uluka, Kaitava, Chitrangada and Suvangada, the highly
intelligent Vatsaraja, the king of Kosola, Sisupala and the powerful
Jarasandha, these and many other great lyings all Kshatriyas celebrated
throughout the world have come, O blessed one. for thee ! Endued
with prowess, these will shoot the mark. And thou shalt chose him;
thy husband who amongst these will shoot the mark."
Thus ends the hundred and eighty-eighth section in the Swayamvara
Parva of the Adi Parva.