Diti - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.64.3225	And the sons of Diti Daityas being repeatedly defeated in war by the sons of Aditi celestials and deprived also of sovereignty and heaven, began to be incarnated on the earth.
Mbh.1.64.3228	And amongst the sons of Diti and of Danu, cast out of heaven, some were born on the earth as kings of great pride and insolence.
Mbh.1.65.3262	The daughters of Daksha are, O tiger among men and prince of the Bharata race, Aditi, Diti, Danu, Kala, Danayu, Sinhika, Krodha, Pradha, Viswa, Vinata, Kapila, Muni, and Kadru.
Mbh.1.65.3268	Diti had one son called Hiranyakasipu.
Mbh.1.67.3432	And, O king, that son of Diti, who was known as Hiranyakasipu, was known in this world among men as the powerful Sisupala.
Mbh.1.67.3435	And, O king, that son of Diti who had been known as Sivi became on earth the famous monarch Druma.
Mbh.1.67.3441	And, O king, the younger brother of Aswa who was known as Aswapati, a son of Diti, became on earth the mighty monarch Hardikya.
Mbh.1.67.3453	That great Asura known amongst the sons of Diti by the name of Sarabha became on earth the royal sage called Paurava.
Mbh.1.67.3457	The foremost, among the sons of Diti known by the name of Chandra and handsome as the lord of the stars himself, became on earth noted as Chandravarman, the king of the Kamvojas.
Mbh.2.1.20	Krishna, the Lord of the universe and the Creator of every object, having reflected in his mind, thus commanded Maya, Let a palatial sabha meeting hall as thou choosest, be built by thee, if thou, O son of Diti, who art the foremost of all artists, desirest to do good to Yudhishthira the just.
Mbh.2.1.28	O monarch of the Bharata race, that great son of Diti then recited unto the sons of Pandu the history of the Danava Vrisha-parva, and that foremost of artists then, having rested awhile, set himself after much thoughtful planning to build a palace for the illustrious sons of Pandu.
Mbh.2.11.440	O Yudhishthira; and Aditi, Diti, Danu, Surasa, Vinata, Ira, Kalika, Suravi, Devi, Sarama, Gautami and the goddesses Pradha, and Kadru, these mothers of the celestials, and Rudrani, Sree, Lakshmi, Bhadra, Shashthi, the Earth, Ganga, Hri, Swaha, Kriti, the goddess Sura, Sachi Pushti, Arundhati, Samvritti, Asa, Niyati, Srishti, Rati, these and many other goddesses wait upon the Creator of all.
Mbh.3.96.5060	One day that son of Diti addressed the Brahmana endued with ascetic merit, saying, O holy one, grant me a son equal unto Indra'
Mbh.3.101.5301	In course of time, however, the dreadful resolution arrived at those conspiring sons of Diti, was that they should, first of all, compass the destruction of all persons possessed of knowledge and ascetic virtue.
Mbh.3.168.8498	And then, O Bharata, all of them adorned with ornaments, those offsprings of Diti, the Nivata-Kavachas, made their appearance by thousands, donning diverse mail and taking in their hands various weapons and equipped with mighty iron javelins and maces and clubs and hatchets and sabres and discs and sataghnis and bhusundis and variegated and ornamented swords.
Mbh.3.169.8515	And being skilfully guided by Matali, they began to trample upon the sons of Diti.
Mbh.3.172.8635	And seeing me, those sons of Diti, wearing various kinds of attire and ornament and accoutred in mail, flew at me with a mighty rush.
Mbh.3.172.8641	And hard pressed by me, the offspring of Diti, taking shelter within their city, soared with it to the firmament, resorting to the illusion proper to the Danavas.
Mbh.3.172.8646	And, O best of the Bharatas, I attacked the city containing those sons of Diti, with multitudes of shafts, displaying celestial weapons.
Mbh.3.229.11543	Diti, the mother of the Daityas Asuras, is also called Muhkamandika, and that terrible creature is very fond of the flesh of little children.
Mbh.3.243.12139	And the Gandharvas consumed by the fiery weapons of Kunti's son, began to suffer heavily, like the sons of Diti, while being scorched by Sakra's thunder-bolt.
Mbh.3.270.13188	That progenitor of the Daityas, the son of Diti, who was the enemy of the gods, beholding the Lord's peculiar form, burst out into passion and his eyes became inflamed with rage.
Mbh.3.270.13189	And Hiranya-Kasipu, the war-like son of Diti and the enemy of the gods, adorned with garlands and looking like a mass of dark clouds, taking up his trident in hand and roaring like the clouds, rushed on that being half lion, half man.
Mbh.5.35.1688	Then one of the sons of Diti, Virochana by name, went to that spot, desirous of obtaining the maiden.
Mbh.5.35.1689	Beholding that chief of the Daityas, Kesini addressed him, saying, Are Brahmanas superior, O Virochana, or are the sons of Diti superior?
Mbh.5.105.4857	Srutasri and Srutasena and Vivaswat, and Rochanamukha, and Prasrura, and Kalakaksha amongst the sons of Diti were slain by me.
Mbh.5.110.5049	It was here that Sakra, beholding his stepmother the goddess Diti lying asleep in a state of pregnancy, cut off the foetus into forty-nine parts, whence sprang the forty-nine Maruts.
Mbh.6.65.3613	For the sake of establishing righteousness, for slaying the sons of Diti, and for upholding the Universe, do what I have said, O Lord.
Mbh.7.6.188	As Kapali amongst the Rudras, Pavaka among the Vasus, Kuvera among the Yakshas, Vasava among the Maruts, Vasishtha among Brahmanas, the Sun amongst luminous bodies, Yama among the Pitris, Varuna among aquatic creatures, as the Moon among the stars, and Usanas among the sons of Diti, so art thou the foremost of all leaders of forces.
Mbh.12.97.5476	Having slain in battle Jambha, Vritra, Vala, Paka, Satamaya, Virochana, the irresistible Namuchi, Samvara of innumerable illusions, Viprachitti, all these sons of Diti and Danu, as also Prahlada, I myself have become the chief of the celestials'
Mbh.12.206.12488	Unto Daksha were first born three and ten daughters, O Bharata, the eldest of whom was called Diti.
Mbh.12.206.12502	The offspring of Diti were the Asuras.
Mbh.12.206.12504	Diti gave birth to all the Asuras of great strength.
Mbh.12.208.12617	Sometime after, Vishnu those of mighty energy, encased in the form of a Boar, penetrating into the nether regions, rushed against those offspring of Diti.
Mbh.12.221.13400	Is this due, O son of Diti, to the acquisition of wisdom or is it on account of thy fortitude?
Mbh.12.280.17280	Sakra said, Before thy eyes, O foremost of gods, I shall, through thy grace, slay with my thunderbolt this invincible son of Diti'
Mbh.12.328.20939	Wonderful are these winds all of whom are the sons of Diti.
Mbh.12.339.21926	I shall then slay the son of Diti, named Hiranyaksha, filled with pride of strength
Mbh.12.339.21927	Assuming the form then of a Man-lion Narsingha, I shall, for benefiting the deities, slay Hiranyakasipu the son of Diti, who will be a great destroyer of sacrifices.
Mbh.13.14.1199	Who else than that God of gods is competent to unite the sons of Diti with lordship and puissance, judging by the sovereignty and the power of oppressing conferred upon the foremost of the Daityas and Danavas
Mbh.13.84.7586	The Adityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Maruts, the Aswins, and the Sadhyas all became exceedingly afflicted in consequence of the prowess of that son of Diti.
Mbh.13.85.7600	The Deities said, In consequence of thy having granted him boons, that son of Diti has been proud of his might.
Mbh.13.148.12431	Many sons of Diti, many foremost of Danavas, of huge bodies and vast strength, have perished in the fire of Krishna's discus like insects in a forest conflagration.

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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