Alamvusha - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.65.3301	And it is also known that this Pradha of great fortune, through the celestial Rishi Kasyapa, her husband, brought forth the sacred of the Apsaras, Alamvusha, Misrakesi, Vidyutparna, Tilottama, Aruna, Rakshita, Rambha, Manorama, Kesini, Suvahu, Surata, Suraja, and Supria were the daughters, and Ativahu and the celebrated Haha and Huhu, and Tumvuru were the sons, the best of Gandharvas, of Pradha and Amrita.
Mbh.4.9.351	Or art thou Alamvusha, or Misrakesi, Pundarika, or Malini, or the queen of Indra, or of Varuna?
Mbh.4.56.2165	And there shone in a splendid array, each in its proper place the cars of Agni and Isa and Soma and Varuna and Prajapati and Dhatri and Vidhatri and Kuvera and Yama, and Alamvusha and Ugrasena and others, and of the Gandharva Tumburu.
Mbh.6.45.2240	And Ghatotkacha of cruel deeds encountered the Rakshasa Alamvusha of cruel deeds like Sakra encountering Vala in battle.
Mbh.6.45.2242	And Alamvusha also in that combat pierced the mighty son of Bhimasena in many places with straight arrows of his.
Mbh.6.63.3419	At that time the Rakshasa Alamvusha only succeeded in piercing him with ten shafts.
Mbh.6.63.3420	But piercing Alamvusha in return with four shafts, the grandson of Sini proceeded on his car.
Mbh.6.82.4290	And the Rakshasa Alamvusha, O king, excited with wrath, rushed in battle against the invincible Satyaki in the midst of his followers.
Mbh.6.83.4349	Then Satyaki, excited with rage, pierced in that battle, with his terrible shafts the cruel Rakshasa Alamvusha on all sides.
Mbh.6.83.4354	That weapon, consuming into ashes that Demoniac illusion, covered Alamvusha all over with terrible shafts, like a mass of clouds covering the mountain-breast with torrents of rain in the rainy season.
Mbh.6.91.4801	Beholding them lying on the field of battle, thy son Duryodhana, excited with wrath said unto that Rakshasa of terrible mien, viz, Rishyasringa's son Alamvusha, that great bowman versed in illusion, that chastiser of foes, who bore feelings of animosity against Bhimasena in consequence of the slaughter of Vaka, these words: Behold, O hero, how the mighty son of Phalguni, versed in illusion, hath done me a severe injury by destroying my forces.
Mbh.6.91.4825	Then Alamvusha, the mighty son of Rishyasringa, beholding his foe blazing forth with energy, became infuriate with rage and himself put forth his prowess in that combat.
Mbh.6.91.4833	And while in that state, the Rakshasa slew him with his sword, Alamvusha felled on the earth Iravat's head decked with ear-rings and graced with a diadem and looking beautiful like a lotus or the moon.
Mbh.6.100.5339	That foremost of car-warriors, viz, Alamvusha, and that mighty car-warrior, viz, Srutayush, clad in mail, took up their position in the rear of that array, and therefore, of the whole army.
Mbh.6.101.5407	Pierced with those terrible shafts resembling angry snakes, Alamvusha, O king, became inflamed with rage like the king of the serpents himself.
Mbh.6.101.5411	Then that mighty Rakshasa and great car-warrior, Alamvusha, excited with wrath, and as if dancing on the terrace of his car, quickly slew the steeds, and then the charioteers, of those five illustrious adversaries of his.
Mbh.6.101.5413	Then that wanderer of the night, viz, the Rakshasa Alamvusha, having deprived those great bowmen of their cars, rushed impetuously at them, wishing to despatch them to Yama's abode.
Mbh.6.102.5419	SECTION CII Dhritarashtra said, How, O Sanjaya, did Alamvusha resist in combat the heroic son of Arjuna smiting many of our mighty car-warriors in battle?
Mbh.6.102.5425	I will also describe to thee the prowess that Arjuna put forth in battle, and Bhimasena the son of Pandu and Nakula, and Sahadeva, as also the warriors of thy army headed by Bhishma and Drona, all of whom fearlessly achieved wonderful feats of diverse kinds, Alamvusha, uttering loud shouts and repeatedly roaring at Abhimanyu, rushed impetuously against that mighty car-warrior in battle, saying, Wait, Wait, Abhimanyu also, repeatedly roaring like a lion, rushed with at great force at that mighty bowman, viz, the son of Rishyasringa, who was an implacable foe of the former's sire.
Mbh.6.102.5429	Alamvusha, also, excited with wrath, speedily pierced Abhimanyu in the chest with nine shafts like a guide piercing an elephant with hooks.
Mbh.6.102.5437	And similarly the gold-decked arrows shot by Arjuna's son, piercing Alamvusha through, entered the earth.
Mbh.6.112.6075	SECTION CXII Sanjaya said, The mighty bowman Alamvusha the son of Rishyasringa, in that battle, resisted Satyaki clad in mail and proceeding towards Bhishma.
Mbh.7.14.613	Those Rakshasas of fierce deeds, viz, Hidimba's son and Alamvusha, each desirous of vanquishing the other, battled most wonderfully.
Mbh.7.92.4261	Alamvusha quickly rushed against the brave Rakshasa Ghatotkacha.
Mbh.7.92.4263	The mighty car-warrior Kuntibhoja, accompanied by a large force, resisted Alamvusha, that prince of Rakshasas, of fierce mien.
Mbh.7.93.4288	Afflicted with the arrows of Kuntibhoja, Alamvusha, filled with wrath looked like a beautiful Kinsuka graced with its flowering burthen.
Mbh.7.93.4297	The brave Ghatotkacha rushed towards the Rakshasa Alamvusha in that battle, with impetuosity much short of what he was capable.
Mbh.7.103.4781	That mighty car-warrior, viz, Rishyasringa's fierce son the Rakshasa Alamvusha, of awful mien, resisted the advancing Bhimasena filled with wrath.
Mbh.7.105.4874	The Rakshasa Alamvusha in that battle, filled with rage, fought with the mighty Bhimasena, like Ravana's son Indrajit with Rama's brother Lakshmana.
Mbh.7.105.4876	Then Bhima, O king, laughing the while, pierced that wrathful prince of Rakshasa, viz, Rishyasringa's son Alamvusha, with nine keen shafts.
Mbh.7.105.4882	Drawing his excellent and terrible bow that was capable of bearing a great strain, he afflicted Alamvusha, in every part of his body, with keen shafts.
Mbh.7.105.4890	Having said these words unto Bhima, Alamvusha made himself invisible, and began to cover Bhimasena with a dense shower of arrows.
Mbh.7.105.4892	Thus afflicted by Bhima, Alamvusha soon returned to his car.
Mbh.7.105.4894	Alamvusha, assumed countless forms.
Mbh.7.106.4916	SECTION CVIII Sanjaya said, Having fled away from Bhima, Alamvusha, in another part of the field, careered fearlessly in battle.
Mbh.7.106.4920	Alamvusha, excited with rage, attacked Ghatotkacha.
Mbh.7.106.4922	Then Ghatotkacha having pierced Alamvusha, in the centre of the chest with twenty long shafts, repeatedly roared like a lion.
Mbh.7.106.4923	Smilingly, O king, Alamvusha also, repeatedly piercing the invincible son of Hidimva, uttered loud roars in joy, filling the entire welkin.
Mbh.7.106.4927	Both accomplished in producing' illusions, O king, that Ghatotkacha displayed in battle, were all destroyed, O monarch, by Alamvusha, producing similar illusions of his own.
Mbh.7.106.4928	Beholding that prince of Rakshasas, viz, Alamvusha, who was accomplished in producing illusions, fight in that manner, the Pandavas became filled with anxiety, they then caused him to be surrounded by many foremost of car-warriors.
Mbh.7.106.4936	The son of Hidimva having pierced him with five hundred shafts, Alamvusha once more pierced him with seventy, and that mighty warrior uttered a loud roar.
Mbh.7.106.4938	Deeply pierced on all sides by those great bowmen and mighty car-warriors, Alamvusha pierced each of them in return with five arrows.
Mbh.7.106.4940	Then that mighty prince of Rakshasas, viz, Alamvusha, deeply pierced, quickly shot countless shafts equipped with wings of gold and whetted on stone.
Mbh.7.106.4943	Thus struck in battle by the Pandavas, desirous of victory, Alamvusha mortal as he was, did not know what to do.
Mbh.7.106.4944	Then that delighter in battle, viz, the mighty son of Bhimasena, beholding that state of Alamvusha, set his heart upon his destruction.
Mbh.7.106.4946	The son of Hidimva, inflamed with wrath, flew from his own car to that of Alamvusha, and seized the latter.
Mbh.7.106.4950	All the limbs broken and bones reduced to fragments, the frightful Rakshasa Alamvusha, thus slain by the heroic Ghatotkacha, resembled a tall Sala uprooted and broken by the wind.
Mbh.7.106.4953	Thy brave warriors, however, beholding that mighty prince or Rakshasas, viz, Alamvusha, slain and lying like a crushed mountain, uttered cries, O monarch, of Oh and Alas.
Mbh.7.106.4957	Indeed, having felled Alamvusha, like an Alamvusha fruit, he rejoiced exceedingly with his friends.
Mbh.7.137.6884	Then that foremost of kings, viz, Alamvusha, full of rage, never retreating from battle, armed with bow, and clad in a golden coat of mail rushing quickly, impeded the progress of Satyaki, that foremost warrior of Madhu's race.
Mbh.7.137.6887	Then that foremost of kings, viz, Alamvusha forcibly pierced Satyaki with ten arrows.
Mbh.7.137.6889	And once more, Alamvusha struck Satyaki with three sharp arrows equipped with beautiful wings, blazing as fire, and shot from his bow drawn to the ear.
Mbh.7.137.6891	Having pierced Satyaki's body with those sharp and blazing arrows, endued with the force of fire or the wind, Alamvusha forcibly struck the four steeds of Satyaki, white as silver, with four other arrows.
Mbh.7.137.6892	The grandson of Sini, endued with great activity and prowess like that of Kesava himself, the bearer of the discus, thus struck by him, slew with four shafts of great impetuosity the four steeds of Alamvusha.
Mbh.7.147.7723	Beholding the ruler of the Kamvojas slain, as also Alamvusha and many other allies of mine, what object can I have for preserving my life?
Mbh.7.165.8913	Then that prince of the Rakshasas, viz, Alamvusha, O king, riding upon a foremost car, harnessed with eight steeds, having terrible-looking Pisachas of equine faces yoked unto it, furnished with blood-red banners, decked with floral garlands made of black iron, covered with bear-skins, and possessing a tall standard over which perched a terrible, fierce-looking, and incessantly shrieking vulture, of spotted wings and wide-open eyes, proceeded against those advancing heroes.
Mbh.7.165.8918	Arjuna struck Alamvusha with six shafts and then cut off his standard with ten sharp arrows.
Mbh.7.165.8920	Alamvusha strung another bow, but that also Arjuna cut off in two fragments.
Mbh.7.172.9299	The son of Hidimva, however, alone and unsupported began, to grind Alamvusha and Karna and the vast Kuru host, like the tempest crushing a mass of clouds.
Mbh.7.172.9300	Seeing then the power of Ghatotkacha's illusion, the Rakshasa Alamvusha covered Ghatotkacha with showers of diverse kinds of arrows.
Mbh.7.172.9301	Having pierced Bhimasena's son with many shafts, Alamvusha, without losing any time, began to afflict the Pandava host with his arrows.
Mbh.7.172.9304	Alamvusha then, excited with great wrath, struck Bhimasena's son in that dreadful battle with many shafts, like a driver striking an elephant.
Mbh.7.172.9306	Then, like the clouds pouring torrents of rain on the mountains of Meru, Ghatotkacha poured showers of arrows on Karna, Alamvusha and all the Kurus.
Mbh.7.172.9314	Alamvusha also, dragging and throwing down the Rakshasa Ghatotkacha, in that battle, began to crush him in rage on the surface of the earth.
Mbh.7.172.9315	The battle then that took place between those two roaring and gigantic warriors, viz, Ghatotkacha and Alamvusha, became exceedingly fierce and made the hair stand on end.
Mbh.7.172.9318	Indeed, Alamvusha and Ghatotkacha fought most wonderfully, striking each other with spiked clubs and maces and lances and mallets and axes and short clubs and mountain-cliffs.
Mbh.7.172.9320	Then Ghatotkacha, O king, desiring to slay Alamvusha, roared aloft in rage and then alighted with great quickness like a hawk.
Mbh.7.172.9321	Seizing then that gigantic prince of Rakshasas, viz, Alamvusha, who thus struggled with him, he pressed him down on the earth, like Vishnu slaying the Asura Maya in battle.
Mbh.13.165.13692	Then comes the three-eyed Lord of Lima; then Skanda the generalissimo of the celestial forces; then Visakha; then Agni the eater of sacrificial libations; then Vayu the god of wind; then Chandramas; then Aditya the god of the sun, endued with effulgence; then the illustrious Sakra the lord of Sachi; and Yama with his spouse Dhumorna; and Varuna with Gauri; Kuvera the lord of treasures, with his spouse Riddhi; the amiable and illustrious cow Surabhi; the great Rishi Visravas; Sankalpa, Ocean, Gangs: the other sacred Rivers; the diverse Maruts; the Valkhilyas crowned with success of penances; the island-born Krishna; Narada; Parvata; Viswavasu; the Hahas; the Huhus; Tumvuru; Chitrasena; the celestial messenger of wide celebrity; the highly blessed celestial maidens; the celestial Apsaras, Urvasi, Menaka, Rambha; Misrakesi, Alamvusha, Viswachi, Ghritachi, Panchachuda, Tilottama, the Adityas, the Vasus, the Aswins, the Pitris; Dharma Righteousness; Vedic lore, Penances, Diksha, Perseverance in religious acts, the Grandsire, Day and Night, Kasyapa the son of Marichi, Sukra, Vrihaspati, Mangala the son of Earth, Vudha, Rahu, Sanischara, the Constellations, the Seasons, the Months, the Fortnights, the Year, Garuda, the son of Vinata, the several Oceans, the sons of Kadru, viz, the Snakes, Satadru, Vipasa, Chandrabhaga, Saraswati, Sindhu, Devika, Prabhasa, the lakes of Pushkara, Ganga, Mahanadi, Vena, Kaveri, Narmada, Kulampuna Visalya, Karatoya, Amvuvahini.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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