The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 2,886 pages of information about The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3.

The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 2,886 pages of information about The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3.
and peacocks and fishes and goats and sheep and buffaloes.  The faces of some resembled those of bears and tigers and leopards and lions.  Some had faces like those of elephants and crocodiles.  The faces of some resembled those of Garuda and the rhinoceros and the wolf.  Some had faces like those of cows and mules and camels and cats.  Possessed of large stomachs and large legs and limbs, some had eyes like stars.  The faces of some resembled those of pigeons and bulls.  Other had faces like those of kokilas and hawks and tittiras and lizards.  Some were clad in white robes.  Some had faces like those of snakes.  The faces of some resembled those of porcupines.  Indeed, some had frightful and some very agreeable faces; some had snakes for their clothes.  The faces as also the noses of some resembled those of cows.  Some had large limbs protruding stomachs but other limbs very lean; some had large limbs but lean stomachs.  The necks of some were very short and the ears of some were very large.  Some had diverse kinds of snakes for their ornaments.  Some were clad in skins of large elephants, and some in black deer-skins.  The mouths of some were on their shoulders.  Some had mouths on their stomachs, some on their backs, some on their cheeks, some on their calves, and some on their flanks, and the mouths of many were placed on other parts of their bodies.  The faces of many amongst those leaders of troops were like those of insects and worms.  The mouths of many amongst them were like those of diverse beasts of prey.  Some had many arms and some many heads.  The arms of some resembled trees, and the heads of some were on their loins.  The faces of some were tapering like the bodies of snakes.  Many amongst them had their abodes on diverse kinds of plants and herbs.  Some were clad in rags, some in diverse kinds of bones, some were diversely clad, and some were adorned in diverse kinds of garlands and diverse kinds of unguents.  Dressed diversely, some had skins for their robes.  Some had head-gears; the brows of some were furrowed into lines; the necks of some bore marks like those on conchshells, some were possessed of great effulgence.  Some had diadems, some had five tufts of hair on their heads, and the hair of some was very hard.  Some had two tufts, some three, and some seven.  Some had feathers on their heads, some had crowns, some had heads that were perfectly bald, and some had matted locks.  Some were adorned with beautiful garlands, and the faces of some were very hairy.  Battle was the one thing in which they took great delight, and all of them were invincible by even the foremost ones amongst the gods.  Many amongst them were clad in diverse kinds of celestial robes.  All were fond of battle.  Some were of dark complexion, and the faces of some had no flesh on them.  Some had very long backs, and some had no stomachs.  The backs of some were very large while those of some were very short.  Some had long stomachs and the limbs of some were long.  The arms of some were
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