Chapter 7
“Dhritarashtra said,–‘Tell me, O Sanjaya, thou of great intelligence, ofthe regions to the north and the east side of Meru, as also of themountains of Malyavat, in detail.[50]
“Dhritarashtra said,–‘Tell me, O Sanjaya, thou of great intelligence, ofthe regions to the north and the east side of Meru, as also of themountains of Malyavat, in detail.[50]
जीवन दर्शनः एक युवा संन्यासी एक वृद्ध संन्यासी के सान्निध्य में रहकर ज्ञान प्राप्ति के लिए उनके आश्रम में आया।
“Aswatthaman said, ‘The kine, O Karna, have not yet been won, nor havethey yet crossed the boundary (of their owner’s dominions), nor have theyyet reached Hastinapura.
उष्ण प्रकृति वालों को एवं पित्तजन्य व्याधियों में तोरई का सेवन विशेष हितकर है| यह मधुर, पित्तनाशक, कफ-वात वर्धक, मृदु-रेचक, कृमि-नाशक, मूत्रल ज्वर, रक्त पित्त तथा कुष्ठादि विकारों में पथ्यकर व लाभप्रद है|
(1) पितृतीर्थ-नरोत्तम नाम का एक तपस्वी ब्राह्मण था| वह माता-पिता की सेवा छोड़कर तीर्थयात्रा के लिये निकल पड़ा| तीर्थ-सेवन की महिमा से उसके गीले कपड़े आकाश में सूखते थे|
Janamejaya said,–“O thou foremost of all conversant with the Vedas, howdid that game at dice take place, fraught with such evil to the cousinsand through which my grand-sires, the son of Pandu, were plunged intosuch sorrow?
“Sanjaya said, ‘During the progress of that battle in which so manyKshatriyas sank down, the loud twang of Gandiva, O sire, was heard abovethe din on that spot, O king, where the son of Pandu was engaged inslaughtering the samsaptakas, the Kosalas, and the Narayana forces.