Text 16] The Pandavas Retire Timely 791

Naptri or Bhirisrava: Bhirisrava was the son of Somadutta, a member
of the Kuru family. His other brother was Salya. Both the brothers and the
father also attended the svayarivara ceremony of Draupadi. All of them
appreciated the wonderful strength of Arjuna due to his being the devotee
friend of the Lord, and thus Bhiirigrava advised the sons of Dhrtarastra not
to pick any quarrel nor to fight with them. All of them also attended the
Rajastiya yajia of Maharaja Yudhisthira. He possessed one aksauhini
regiment of army, cavalry, elephants and chariots, and all these were
employed in the Battle of Kuruksetra on behalf of Duryodhana’s party.
He was counted by Bhima as one of the Yuthapatis. In the Battle of
Kuruksetra he was especially engaged in a fight with Satyaki, and he killed
ten sons of Satyaki. Later on, Arjuna cut off his hands, and he was
ultimately killed by Satyaki. After his death he merged into the existence
of Visvadeva.

Trigarta or Susarma: Son of Maharaja Vrddhaksetra and the King of
Trigarta Desa, and he was also present in the svayamvara ceremony of
Draupadi. He was one of the allies of Duryodhana, and he advised
Duryodhana to attack the Matsyadesa (Darbhanga). During the time of
cow-stealing in Viratnagar, he was able to arrest Maharaja Virata, but later
on Maharaja Virata was released by Bhima, and in the Battle of Kuruksetra
he also fought very valiantly, but at the end he was killed by Arjuna.

Jayadratha: Another son of Maharaja Vrddhaksetra. He was the King of
Sindhu (modern Sind Pakistan) Deéga. His wife’s name was Duhégala. He was
also present in the svayamvara ceremony of Draupadi, and he desired very
strongly to have her hand, but he failed in the competition. But since
then he sought always the opportunity to get in touch with Draupadi.
When he was going to marry in the Salya Desa, on the way to Kamyavan
he happened to see Draupadi again and was too much attracted to her.
The Pandavas and Draupadi were then in exile, after losing their empire in
gambling, and Jayadratha thought it wise to send news to Draupadi in an
illicit manner through Kotisasya, one of his associates. Draupadi at once
refused vehemently the proposal of Jayadratha, but being so much attract-
ed by the beauty of Draupadi, he tried again and again. Every time he was
refused by Draupadi he tried to take her away forcibly on his chariot, and
at first Draupadi gave him a good dashing, and he fell like a cut-root tree.
But he was not discouraged, and he was able to force Draupadi to sit on
the chariot. This incidence was seen by Dhaumya Muni, and he strongly
protested the action of Jayadratha. He also followed the chariot, and
through Dhatreyak the matter was brought to the notice of Maharaja
Yudhisthira. The Pandavas then attacked the soldiers of Jayadratha and
killed them all, and at last Bhima caught hold of Jayadratha and beat him
