Khadira
Created by Jijith Nadumuri at 27 Feb 2010 11:03 and updated at 27 Feb 2010 11:03
Mahabharata: 18 Parvas
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Mbh.1.69.3633 | And it was full of Vilwa, Arka, Khadira catechu, Kapittha wood-apple and Dhava trees. |
Mbh.3.282.13832 | And his city, naturally impregnable on account of its strong ramparts and gate-ways, had seven trenches, that were deep and full of water to the brim and that abounded with fishes and sharks and alligators, made more impregnable still by means of pointed stakes of Khadira wood. |
Mbh.12.97.5448 | The headless trunks that rise up after thousands have been slaughtered constitute the octagonal stake, made of Khadira wood, for the hero who performs that sacrifice. |
Mbh.14.88.3939 | When the time came for erecting the sacrificial stake, O chief of Bharata's race, six stakes were set up that were made of Vilwa six that were made of Khadira, and six that were made of Saravarnin. |
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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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