a Cause and its effect in two different places, apart from each other, there is असंगति there. Thus in the present instance Bhima is made to say that the cooling salve,namely, the enemy's blood laid over his limbs, is calculated to relieve the burning sensation that oppressed Draupadi.
धार्तराष्ट्रकुलकालरात्रिः-धार्तराष्ट्रकुलस्य कालरात्रिः (वेणी) The dark destructive night for the whole Kaurava family. Just as the night of universal destruction brings death to all, so Draupadi's braid brought destruction to the whole Kaurava family.
St. 42. यस्य मोक्षात क्रोधान्धैः अतुलभुजवलैः क्षतनरपतिभिः पाण्डुपुत्रैः प्रत्याशं पार्थिवान्तः पुराणि मुक्तकेशानि कृतानि सः अयं कुपितयमसखः कुरूणां धूमकेतुः कृष्णायाः कॅशपाशः बद्धः । प्रजानां निधनं विरमतु। राज्ञां कुलेभ्यः स्वस्ति ।
प्रत्याशमु—आशयां आशायाम्. In every direction.
पार्थिवान्तःपुराणि-The harems of kings, i.e. the ladies there of. मुक्तकेशानि–मुकाः केशाः येषां तथाभूतानि ( कृतानि), 'Had their braids untied, ' of course, by being widowed. कुपितयम: सखः--कुपितस्य यमस्य सखा. सखि becomes सख at the end of a Tatpurusha compound.
Translation :-Here is tied up Draupadi's hair, through the loosening of which the sons of Pandu, all of matchless personal valour, became wild with rage and, killing large numbers of kings, forced the ladies of their harems to unite their braids- which was, in fact, the companion of (as destructive as) the frowning god of death himself and was a portentous comet for the whole Kaurava family. Let, therefore, the killing of people cease; and may it fare well with royal families ! Of course, such as had survived).
अभिनन्दितः-Hailed with joy नभस्तलचारिणा नभस्तले चरीत तथाभूतेन (सिद्धजनैन). Wandering through the heavens.
P. ror कुतस्तस्य......मङ्गलान्याशास्ते - How can he come in for anything else than victory, for whom the ancient Person, the divine Narayana himself invokes blessings?
St. 43. देव कृतगुरुमहृदादिक्षोभसंभूतमुर्ति गुणिनं प्रजानां उदयनाशस्थानहेतु अज अमरं अचिन्त्ये त्वां चिन्तयित्वापि जगति दुःखी न भवति । किं पुनदृष्ट्वा ।
कृतगुरु......मूर्तिम् कृतः यः गुरुः महदादीनां क्षोभः तस्मात् संभूता मुर्तिः यस्य तथाभूतम् (त्वाम् ). 'Whose material form sprang out of
