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Trigarta : m. (pl.): Name of a Janapada and its people; people occasionally referred to also as Traigarta (7. 17. 6-7, 25) or Traigartaka (7. 17. 5; 7. 136. 3; 14. 73. 27, 31).
A. Location: To the north of Indraprastha: Trigartas mentioned among those Kṣatriyas who gathered together to oppose Arjuna in his expedition to the north before the Rājasūya (prayayāv uttarāṁ tasmāt diśam) 2. 24. 1; (tatas trigartān kaunteyo …kṣatriyā bahavo rājann upāvartanta sarvaśaḥ) 2. 24. 17; the horse of the Aśvamedha went to the north where Arjuna had to fight with the Trigartas (sa hayaḥ…sasārottarataḥ) 14. 72. 21; (trigartair abhavad yuddham…kirīṭinaḥ) 14. 73. 1; mentioned also among those whom Nakula conquered in his expedition to the west (pratīcīṁ nakulo…diśam vyajayat) 2. 23. 10; (niryāya khāṇḍavaprasthāt prātīcīm abhito diśam) 2. 29. 2; (vaśe cakre…trigartān) 2. 29. 6; but they are listed by Saṁjaya among the Janapadas (also called Deśas 6. 10. 68) of the south (athāpare janapadā dakṣiṇā) 6. 10. 56; trigartāḥ sarvasenayaḥ) 6. 10. 59; called Janapada also in 6. 18. 14; 6. 114. 77.
B. Description: Brave (śūra) 4. 31. 10; 4. 32. 25; 6. 18. 14; 6. 20. 15; 9. 13. 1; heroic (vīra) 7. 16. 23; very strong (mahābala) 4. 31. 2; (atibala) 8. 5. 18; difficult to be defeated (durjaya) 8. 5. 18; high-souled (mahātman) 6. 78. 13; skilled in archery (kṛtāstra) 6. 20. 15; arrogant in battles (yuddhadurmada) 4. 31. 2; doing cruel acts (krūrakārin) 7. 99. 5; holding iron clubs in hands (parighabāhu) 4. 31. 10; proficient in warfare (yuddhaviśārada) 7. 99. 5; high-ranking chariot-fighters (mahāratha) 4. 24. 8; 9. 13. 1; 11. 26. 36; 14. 73. 31; (mahārathasamājñāta) 14. 73. 1; (Nī. on Bom. Ed. 14. 74. 1: mahārathatvena samyag ājñātaiḥ); excellent chariot-fighters (rathodāra) 5. 163. 9; leaders of Kṣatriyas (kṣatriyāṇām dhuraṁdharāḥ) 5. 163. 13; great archers (maheṣvāsa) 8. 7. 18; their standards made of gold (suvarṇavikṛtadhvaja) 7. 91. 14; 7. 116. 2; their arrows decked with gold (śarā…kārtasvaravibhūṣitāḥ) 9. 13. 5; readiness to die in battle considered as doing one's duty (kṛtakṛtyās tanutyajaḥ) 7. 16. 24; (tanutyajaḥ) 6. 18. 14;
C. Epic events:
(1) After killing Hiḍimba, Pāṇḍavas and Kuntī crossed Matsya, Trigarta, Pāñcāla and Kīcaka countries before they reached Ekacakrā 1. 144. 2;
(2) Arjuna conquered Trigartas in his expedition to the north 2. 24. 1 (vyajayat…trigartān) 2. 24. 16-17;
(3) Mentioned among those who were brought under control by Nakula in his expedition to the west 2. 29. 2, 6;
(4) The princely Trigartas (rājanyāḥ) brought tribute in hundreds for the rājasūya of Yudhiṣṭhira 2. 48. 13, 16;
(5) The spies of Duryodhana saw the Trigarta brothers, who were formerly defeated by Kīcaka, seated with Duryodhana in his Sabhā 4. 24. 8, 19;
(6) Suśarman suggested to Duryodhana a joint expedition by Kauravas and Trigartas against Matsyas to capture their cattle; Duryodhana suggested that Suśarman, with Trigartas, should first attack the country of Matsyas 4. 29. 11, 23; the cowherds (gopāḥ) reported to Virāṭa the capture of cows by hundreds and thousands by Trigartas 4. 30. 7;
(7) Matsyas attacked Trigartas at sunset; Matsyas and Trigartas, both longing for the cows, fought with one another; they battled with swords, parighas, lances, śaktis and tomaras; Śatānīka and Viśālākṣa entered the large army of the chariotfighters of Trigartas; Virāṭa attacked Suśarman of Trigartas 4. 31. 1-2, 9, 15-16, 18; when Virāṭa was captured, Matsyas, afflicted by Trigartas, fled in fear; Bhīma, Nakula and Sahadeva marched against Trigartas; they broke the army of Trigartas; Yudhiṣṭhira killed a thousand Trigartas, Bhīma and Nakula seven hundred each, and Sahadeva three hundred warriors of Trigartas; Suśarman, the king of Trigartas, was captured by Bhīma; then, the army of Trigartas was scattered (abhajyata balaṁ sarvaṁ traigartam) 4. 32. 10, 22, 24-25, 32-33;
(8) Uttara complained to Arjuna that his father had taken the entire army with him to fight with the Trigartas 4. 36. 15;
(9) Duryodhana reminded Bhīṣma that they had gone out to fight with Matsyas for the sake of Trigartas (trigartānāṁ…hetoḥ) 4. 42. 9;
(10) Virāṭa, after defeating Trigartas, entered his town; he knew that Kurus, after the defeat of Trigartas, would not sit idle; he therefore ordered the warriors, who were not wounded by Trigartas, to go to help Uttara (ye trigartair avikṣatāḥ) 4. 63. 2. 10-11;
(11) Principal Trigarta warriors were among those who sided with Duryodhana to fight against Pāṇḍavas (trigartāś ca mukhyāḥ) 5. 30. 23;
(12) The five Kekaya brothers on the side of the Pāṇḍavas were to fight, among others, with two chief Trigarta brothers who were among the Saṁśaptakas (trigartānāṁ ca dvau mukhyau yau tau saṁśaptakāv iti) 5. 56. 18; the sons of Draupadī were to fight with the five Trigarta (brothers) 5. 161. 8;
(13) Before the start of war, Trigartas mentioned among the twelve Janapadas who with their large armies of chariotfighters (mahatā rathavaṁśena) were to protect Bhīṣma 6. 18. 13-14;
(14) On the first day of war, brave Trigartas were ready to take on Arjuna (yenārjunas tena… prayātā…) 6. 20. 15;
(15) On the second day, Duryodhana wanted to protect Bhīṣma with the help of Trigartas and others 6. 47. 7;
(16) On the third day, Trigartas stood at the head of the Garuḍavyūha of the Kauravas 6. 52. 2, 4;
(17) On the fourth day, Trigartas were among those who attacked Arjuna and Abhimanyu 6. 57. 12;
(18) On the fifth day, when Arjuna attacked Bhīṣma, Trigartas and others, afraid, took shelter with the king of Kaliṅga 6. 67. 13; the same day Nakula fought with the high-ranking chariot-fighters of Trigartas (trigartānāṁ rathodāraiḥ) 6. 68. 7;
(19) On the seventh day, Bhīṣma was surrounded on all sides by Trigartas when he marched ahead to attack Arjuna 6. 78. 13;
(20) On the ninth day, Duryodhana, with Trigartas standing on all sides, took position in the middle of the Sarvatobhadravyūha 6. 95. 31, 26; even though Trigartas were getting killed by Arjuna they, risking their life, attacked Arjuna and showered him with arrows; Arjuna then released Vāyavyāstra on them 6. 98. 14-15, 18;
(21) On the tenth day, Bhīma and Arjuna harassed the large army of Trigartas (apīḍayetāṁ samare trigartānāṁ mahad balam) 6. 110. 8; incited by Duryodhana (6. 112. 102107), Trigartas attacked Arjuna as do moths the flame of fire (pataṅgā iva pāvakam) 6. 112. 110; Trigartas were among the twelve Janapadas who did not abandon Bhīṣma although they were pierced by arrows and afflicted by wounds (śarārtā vraṇapī ditāḥ) 6. 114. 77;
(22) On the eleventh day, Karṇa led Trigartas and other warriors who formed the Śakaṭavyūha 7. 6. 6, 15;
(23) Kṛṣṇa's defeating the Trigartas mentioned by Dhṛtarāṣṭra to Saṁjaya 7. 10. 17;
(24) On the twelfth day, Satyaratha vowed that by the end of that day the earth would be either without Arjuna or without the Trigartas (specifically the five Trigarta brothers: Satyaratha, Satyadharman, Satyavarman, Satyeṣu and Satyakarman) (adyāstv anarjunā bhūmir atrigartātha vā punaḥ) 7. 16. 16-18; that day, Arjuna left to fight with Trigartas 7. 16. 47; Suśarman with his five brothers and an ayuta chariot-fighters took an oath in the presence of fire to kill Arjuna; the mode of taking oath described 7. 16. 19-36; Arjuna was first surprised to see Traigartaka brothets delighted when they should have wept, but then felt that Traigartas were delighted because they would attain best worlds (after death); he then assailed the army of Traigartas which was ready in a formation (bhrātṝṁs traigartakān…atha vā harṣakālo 'yaṁ traigartānām asaṁśayam…āsasāda raṇe vyūḍhāṁ traigartānām anīkinīm) 7. 17. 5-7; Traigartas afraid when Sudhanvan was killed by Arjuna (traigartān bhayam āviśat) 7. 17. 25; they were confused when they were being killed by Arjuna; Suśarman exhorted them to take courage and fight in accordance with the oath taken by them; they then returned to fight till death 7. 17. 26-31; Arjuna harassed Trigrtas and others with his arrows and killed them; they in return showered arrows so that neither he, his chariot, not Kṛṣṇa could be seen; Trigartas, feeling that Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna were killed, shook with delight their upper garments (vāsāṁsy ādudhuvus tadā) and blew by thousands bheris, mṛdaṅgas and conches 7. 18. 16-20; of the fourteen thousand Saṁśaptaka warriors (who had taken oath) who attacked Arjuna, ten thousand were Trigartas (and four thousand Gopālas) 7. 26. 10-11;
(25) On the fourteenth day, Duryodhana, accompanied by a striking force of a thousand chariot-fighters of Trigartas, went to attack Arjuna (rathānāṁ ca sahasreṇa trigartānāṁ prahāriṇāṁ) 7. 69. 72; when Niramitra (son of Suśarman) was killed a great roar of grief went up from the Trigartas 7. 82. 27-29; Sātyaki saw that the excellent Trigarta chariot-fighters (trigaratānāṁ rathodārāḥ) stood in readiness to fight with him; so he asked his charioteer to drive his chariot to them so that he could engage them in a battle in the presence of Droṇa (trigartaiḥ saha yotsyāmi bhāradvājasya paśyataḥ) 7. 91. 14-15; when Duḥśāsana was covered with arrows, Duryodhana asked Trigartas to attack Sātyaki; three thousand Trigartas, skilled in warfare, then surrounded Sātyaki; Sātyaki killed five hundred of them; afraid, they took shelter with Droṇa 7. 99. 4-13; when Duḥśāsana lost his chariot, the general of the Trigarta army took him away in his chariot 7. 99. 25; a host of Trigarta archers, fighting from chariots, surrounded Sātyaki; Sātyaki, alone, defeated fifty (Trigarta) princes; Trigartas, afflicted, returned to their own people (trigartāḥ saṁnyavartanta saṁtaptāḥ svajanaṁ prati) 7. 116. 2;
(26) During the nightwar, Yudhiṣṭhira killed a number of Trigartas 7. 132. 23; (traigartakān) 7. 136. 3; Duryodhana asked the surviving great warriors among Trigartas to stay in front of Droṇa (trigartānāṁ ca ye śūrā hataśiṣṭā mahārathāḥ) 7. 139. 19;
(27) Dhṛtarāṣṭra remembered that Karṇa had formerly defeated Trigartas 8. 5. 18;
(28) On the sixteenth day, Kṛpa, along with Trigartas, stood at the place of the right foot of the Makaravyūha of the Kauravas 8. 7. 18, 14; Trigartas and others, along with Kauravas marched against Arjuna; they did not abandon fighting with Arjuna though they got killed by him (te vadhyamānāḥ samare nājahuḥ pāṇḍavaṁ tadā) 8. 19. 2, 7; in the afternoon of that day (aparāhṇe) Arjuna killed Trigartas 8. 19. 74-75;
(29) On the seventeenth day, when Ulūka lost his horse and charioteer, he jumped down from his chariot and took shelter with the large army of Trigartas (trigartānāṁ balaṁ pūrṇaṁ jagāma) 8. 44. 41;
(30) On the eighteenth day, Kṛtavarman, with Trigartas all around him, stood on the left side of the Sarvatobhadravyūha of the Kauravas 9. 7. 24, 19; Arjuna was pierced with many arrows by Aśvatthāman and by the great Trigarta chariot-fighters (trigatānāṁ mahārathaiḥ); they did not leave fighting with Arjuna though they were getting killed with sharp arrows 9. 13. 1, 3; Arjuna attacked Trigartas and killed their horses and broke their chariots; then the great chariot-fighters of Trigartas gathered together and showered arrows on Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna 9. 26. 34-35;
(31) Vidura and others cremated the dead bodies of the great Trigarta chariot-fighters (trigartāṁś ca mahārathān) 11. 26. 36;
(32) Arjuna, while following the Aśvamedha horse, had to fight with the sons and grand-sons of Trigartas, famous as mahārathas, with whom he had formed enmity during the great war; at one stage the Traigartaka warriors encircled Arjuna; (the battle described in 14. 73. 3-33) (jiṣnuṁ traigartakā yodhās tvaritāḥ paryavārayan) 14. 73. 1, 27; afflicted by Arjuna's arrows, dejected, they fled in all directions (traigartakamahārathāḥ/diśo vidudruvuḥ sarvā…) 14. 73. 31; ultimately they all surrendered (tava sma kiṁkarāḥ sarve sarve ca vaśagās tava) 14. 73. 32-33.
D. Various persons, especially Suśarman (who is not always directly mentioned), referred to as the king of Trigartas or chief warrior of Trigartas, or simply as belonging to Trigartas; trigartarāj: Suśarman 7. 17. 27; 6. 81. 10; 6. 98. 10; trigartarāja:
(1) Kṣemaṁkara 3. 249. 6;
(2) Suratha 3. 255. 18;
(3) Suśarman 3. 249. 6; 3. 255. 18; 4. 32. 32; 6. 77. 3, 34; 6. 81. 4, 8; 6. 98. 13; 6. 104. 57; 7. 82. 27; 8. 19. 4; trigartarājan: Suśarman (trigartānāṁ rājā) 4. 29. 1; Sūryavarman 14. 73. 9; trigartādhipati:
(1) Satyaratha 7. 16. 11 (17);
(2) Suśarman 4. 32. 7; 6. 100. 10; 7. 27. 6, 8; 9. 2. 18; 9. 26. 16; trigartānāṁ mahārathaḥ:
(1) Vīradhanvan 7. 82. 18;
(2) Suśarman 4. 32. 33; trigarta: Suśarman 6. 83. 10, 11; 6. 109. 47; 7. 16. 19; 9. 2. 34 (trigartaś ca janādhipaḥ); traigarta: Suśarman 4. 32. 4, 30; 6. 100. 8; traigartī (f.) Yaśodharā, princess of Trigarta 1. 90. 37 [See Prasthala, Saṁśaptaka ].
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Trigarta : m. (pl.): Name of a Janapada and its people; people occasionally referred to also as Traigarta (7. 17. 6-7, 25) or Traigartaka (7. 17. 5; 7. 136. 3; 14. 73. 27, 31).
A. Location: To the north of Indraprastha: Trigartas mentioned among those Kṣatriyas who gathered together to oppose Arjuna in his expedition to the north before the Rājasūya (prayayāv uttarāṁ tasmāt diśam) 2. 24. 1; (tatas trigartān kaunteyo …kṣatriyā bahavo rājann upāvartanta sarvaśaḥ) 2. 24. 17; the horse of the Aśvamedha went to the north where Arjuna had to fight with the Trigartas (sa hayaḥ…sasārottarataḥ) 14. 72. 21; (trigartair abhavad yuddham…kirīṭinaḥ) 14. 73. 1; mentioned also among those whom Nakula conquered in his expedition to the west (pratīcīṁ nakulo…diśam vyajayat) 2. 23. 10; (niryāya khāṇḍavaprasthāt prātīcīm abhito diśam) 2. 29. 2; (vaśe cakre…trigartān) 2. 29. 6; but they are listed by Saṁjaya among the Janapadas (also called Deśas 6. 10. 68) of the south (athāpare janapadā dakṣiṇā) 6. 10. 56; trigartāḥ sarvasenayaḥ) 6. 10. 59; called Janapada also in 6. 18. 14; 6. 114. 77.
B. Description: Brave (śūra) 4. 31. 10; 4. 32. 25; 6. 18. 14; 6. 20. 15; 9. 13. 1; heroic (vīra) 7. 16. 23; very strong (mahābala) 4. 31. 2; (atibala) 8. 5. 18; difficult to be defeated (durjaya) 8. 5. 18; high-souled (mahātman) 6. 78. 13; skilled in archery (kṛtāstra) 6. 20. 15; arrogant in battles (yuddhadurmada) 4. 31. 2; doing cruel acts (krūrakārin) 7. 99. 5; holding iron clubs in hands (parighabāhu) 4. 31. 10; proficient in warfare (yuddhaviśārada) 7. 99. 5; high-ranking chariot-fighters (mahāratha) 4. 24. 8; 9. 13. 1; 11. 26. 36; 14. 73. 31; (mahārathasamājñāta) 14. 73. 1; (Nī. on Bom. Ed. 14. 74. 1: mahārathatvena samyag ājñātaiḥ); excellent chariot-fighters (rathodāra) 5. 163. 9; leaders of Kṣatriyas (kṣatriyāṇām dhuraṁdharāḥ) 5. 163. 13; great archers (maheṣvāsa) 8. 7. 18; their standards made of gold (suvarṇavikṛtadhvaja) 7. 91. 14; 7. 116. 2; their arrows decked with gold (śarā…kārtasvaravibhūṣitāḥ) 9. 13. 5; readiness to die in battle considered as doing one's duty (kṛtakṛtyās tanutyajaḥ) 7. 16. 24; (tanutyajaḥ) 6. 18. 14;
C. Epic events:
(1) After killing Hiḍimba, Pāṇḍavas and Kuntī crossed Matsya, Trigarta, Pāñcāla and Kīcaka countries before they reached Ekacakrā 1. 144. 2;
(2) Arjuna conquered Trigartas in his expedition to the north 2. 24. 1 (vyajayat…trigartān) 2. 24. 16-17;
(3) Mentioned among those who were brought under control by Nakula in his expedition to the west 2. 29. 2, 6;
(4) The princely Trigartas (rājanyāḥ) brought tribute in hundreds for the rājasūya of Yudhiṣṭhira 2. 48. 13, 16;
(5) The spies of Duryodhana saw the Trigarta brothers, who were formerly defeated by Kīcaka, seated with Duryodhana in his Sabhā 4. 24. 8, 19;
(6) Suśarman suggested to Duryodhana a joint expedition by Kauravas and Trigartas against Matsyas to capture their cattle; Duryodhana suggested that Suśarman, with Trigartas, should first attack the country of Matsyas 4. 29. 11, 23; the cowherds (gopāḥ) reported to Virāṭa the capture of cows by hundreds and thousands by Trigartas 4. 30. 7;
(7) Matsyas attacked Trigartas at sunset; Matsyas and Trigartas, both longing for the cows, fought with one another; they battled with swords, parighas, lances, śaktis and tomaras; Śatānīka and Viśālākṣa entered the large army of the chariotfighters of Trigartas; Virāṭa attacked Suśarman of Trigartas 4. 31. 1-2, 9, 15-16, 18; when Virāṭa was captured, Matsyas, afflicted by Trigartas, fled in fear; Bhīma, Nakula and Sahadeva marched against Trigartas; they broke the army of Trigartas; Yudhiṣṭhira killed a thousand Trigartas, Bhīma and Nakula seven hundred each, and Sahadeva three hundred warriors of Trigartas; Suśarman, the king of Trigartas, was captured by Bhīma; then, the army of Trigartas was scattered (abhajyata balaṁ sarvaṁ traigartam) 4. 32. 10, 22, 24-25, 32-33;
(8) Uttara complained to Arjuna that his father had taken the entire army with him to fight with the Trigartas 4. 36. 15;
(9) Duryodhana reminded Bhīṣma that they had gone out to fight with Matsyas for the sake of Trigartas (trigartānāṁ…hetoḥ) 4. 42. 9;
(10) Virāṭa, after defeating Trigartas, entered his town; he knew that Kurus, after the defeat of Trigartas, would not sit idle; he therefore ordered the warriors, who were not wounded by Trigartas, to go to help Uttara (ye trigartair avikṣatāḥ) 4. 63. 2. 10-11;
(11) Principal Trigarta warriors were among those who sided with Duryodhana to fight against Pāṇḍavas (trigartāś ca mukhyāḥ) 5. 30. 23;
(12) The five Kekaya brothers on the side of the Pāṇḍavas were to fight, among others, with two chief Trigarta brothers who were among the Saṁśaptakas (trigartānāṁ ca dvau mukhyau yau tau saṁśaptakāv iti) 5. 56. 18; the sons of Draupadī were to fight with the five Trigarta (brothers) 5. 161. 8;
(13) Before the start of war, Trigartas mentioned among the twelve Janapadas who with their large armies of chariotfighters (mahatā rathavaṁśena) were to protect Bhīṣma 6. 18. 13-14;
(14) On the first day of war, brave Trigartas were ready to take on Arjuna (yenārjunas tena… prayātā…) 6. 20. 15;
(15) On the second day, Duryodhana wanted to protect Bhīṣma with the help of Trigartas and others 6. 47. 7;
(16) On the third day, Trigartas stood at the head of the Garuḍavyūha of the Kauravas 6. 52. 2, 4;
(17) On the fourth day, Trigartas were among those who attacked Arjuna and Abhimanyu 6. 57. 12;
(18) On the fifth day, when Arjuna attacked Bhīṣma, Trigartas and others, afraid, took shelter with the king of Kaliṅga 6. 67. 13; the same day Nakula fought with the high-ranking chariot-fighters of Trigartas (trigartānāṁ rathodāraiḥ) 6. 68. 7;
(19) On the seventh day, Bhīṣma was surrounded on all sides by Trigartas when he marched ahead to attack Arjuna 6. 78. 13;
(20) On the ninth day, Duryodhana, with Trigartas standing on all sides, took position in the middle of the Sarvatobhadravyūha 6. 95. 31, 26; even though Trigartas were getting killed by Arjuna they, risking their life, attacked Arjuna and showered him with arrows; Arjuna then released Vāyavyāstra on them 6. 98. 14-15, 18;
(21) On the tenth day, Bhīma and Arjuna harassed the large army of Trigartas (apīḍayetāṁ samare trigartānāṁ mahad balam) 6. 110. 8; incited by Duryodhana (6. 112. 102107), Trigartas attacked Arjuna as do moths the flame of fire (pataṅgā iva pāvakam) 6. 112. 110; Trigartas were among the twelve Janapadas who did not abandon Bhīṣma although they were pierced by arrows and afflicted by wounds (śarārtā vraṇapī ditāḥ) 6. 114. 77;
(22) On the eleventh day, Karṇa led Trigartas and other warriors who formed the Śakaṭavyūha 7. 6. 6, 15;
(23) Kṛṣṇa's defeating the Trigartas mentioned by Dhṛtarāṣṭra to Saṁjaya 7. 10. 17;
(24) On the twelfth day, Satyaratha vowed that by the end of that day the earth would be either without Arjuna or without the Trigartas (specifically the five Trigarta brothers: Satyaratha, Satyadharman, Satyavarman, Satyeṣu and Satyakarman) (adyāstv anarjunā bhūmir atrigartātha vā punaḥ) 7. 16. 16-18; that day, Arjuna left to fight with Trigartas 7. 16. 47; Suśarman with his five brothers and an ayuta chariot-fighters took an oath in the presence of fire to kill Arjuna; the mode of taking oath described 7. 16. 19-36; Arjuna was first surprised to see Traigartaka brothets delighted when they should have wept, but then felt that Traigartas were delighted because they would attain best worlds (after death); he then assailed the army of Traigartas which was ready in a formation (bhrātṝṁs traigartakān…atha vā harṣakālo 'yaṁ traigartānām asaṁśayam…āsasāda raṇe vyūḍhāṁ traigartānām anīkinīm) 7. 17. 5-7; Traigartas afraid when Sudhanvan was killed by Arjuna (traigartān bhayam āviśat) 7. 17. 25; they were confused when they were being killed by Arjuna; Suśarman exhorted them to take courage and fight in accordance with the oath taken by them; they then returned to fight till death 7. 17. 26-31; Arjuna harassed Trigrtas and others with his arrows and killed them; they in return showered arrows so that neither he, his chariot, not Kṛṣṇa could be seen; Trigartas, feeling that Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna were killed, shook with delight their upper garments (vāsāṁsy ādudhuvus tadā) and blew by thousands bheris, mṛdaṅgas and conches 7. 18. 16-20; of the fourteen thousand Saṁśaptaka warriors (who had taken oath) who attacked Arjuna, ten thousand were Trigartas (and four thousand Gopālas) 7. 26. 10-11;
(25) On the fourteenth day, Duryodhana, accompanied by a striking force of a thousand chariot-fighters of Trigartas, went to attack Arjuna (rathānāṁ ca sahasreṇa trigartānāṁ prahāriṇāṁ) 7. 69. 72; when Niramitra (son of Suśarman) was killed a great roar of grief went up from the Trigartas 7. 82. 27-29; Sātyaki saw that the excellent Trigarta chariot-fighters (trigaratānāṁ rathodārāḥ) stood in readiness to fight with him; so he asked his charioteer to drive his chariot to them so that he could engage them in a battle in the presence of Droṇa (trigartaiḥ saha yotsyāmi bhāradvājasya paśyataḥ) 7. 91. 14-15; when Duḥśāsana was covered with arrows, Duryodhana asked Trigartas to attack Sātyaki; three thousand Trigartas, skilled in warfare, then surrounded Sātyaki; Sātyaki killed five hundred of them; afraid, they took shelter with Droṇa 7. 99. 4-13; when Duḥśāsana lost his chariot, the general of the Trigarta army took him away in his chariot 7. 99. 25; a host of Trigarta archers, fighting from chariots, surrounded Sātyaki; Sātyaki, alone, defeated fifty (Trigarta) princes; Trigartas, afflicted, returned to their own people (trigartāḥ saṁnyavartanta saṁtaptāḥ svajanaṁ prati) 7. 116. 2;
(26) During the nightwar, Yudhiṣṭhira killed a number of Trigartas 7. 132. 23; (traigartakān) 7. 136. 3; Duryodhana asked the surviving great warriors among Trigartas to stay in front of Droṇa (trigartānāṁ ca ye śūrā hataśiṣṭā mahārathāḥ) 7. 139. 19;
(27) Dhṛtarāṣṭra remembered that Karṇa had formerly defeated Trigartas 8. 5. 18;
(28) On the sixteenth day, Kṛpa, along with Trigartas, stood at the place of the right foot of the Makaravyūha of the Kauravas 8. 7. 18, 14; Trigartas and others, along with Kauravas marched against Arjuna; they did not abandon fighting with Arjuna though they got killed by him (te vadhyamānāḥ samare nājahuḥ pāṇḍavaṁ tadā) 8. 19. 2, 7; in the afternoon of that day (aparāhṇe) Arjuna killed Trigartas 8. 19. 74-75;
(29) On the seventeenth day, when Ulūka lost his horse and charioteer, he jumped down from his chariot and took shelter with the large army of Trigartas (trigartānāṁ balaṁ pūrṇaṁ jagāma) 8. 44. 41;
(30) On the eighteenth day, Kṛtavarman, with Trigartas all around him, stood on the left side of the Sarvatobhadravyūha of the Kauravas 9. 7. 24, 19; Arjuna was pierced with many arrows by Aśvatthāman and by the great Trigarta chariot-fighters (trigatānāṁ mahārathaiḥ); they did not leave fighting with Arjuna though they were getting killed with sharp arrows 9. 13. 1, 3; Arjuna attacked Trigartas and killed their horses and broke their chariots; then the great chariot-fighters of Trigartas gathered together and showered arrows on Kṛṣṇa and Arjuna 9. 26. 34-35;
(31) Vidura and others cremated the dead bodies of the great Trigarta chariot-fighters (trigartāṁś ca mahārathān) 11. 26. 36;
(32) Arjuna, while following the Aśvamedha horse, had to fight with the sons and grand-sons of Trigartas, famous as mahārathas, with whom he had formed enmity during the great war; at one stage the Traigartaka warriors encircled Arjuna; (the battle described in 14. 73. 3-33) (jiṣnuṁ traigartakā yodhās tvaritāḥ paryavārayan) 14. 73. 1, 27; afflicted by Arjuna's arrows, dejected, they fled in all directions (traigartakamahārathāḥ/diśo vidudruvuḥ sarvā…) 14. 73. 31; ultimately they all surrendered (tava sma kiṁkarāḥ sarve sarve ca vaśagās tava) 14. 73. 32-33.
D. Various persons, especially Suśarman (who is not always directly mentioned), referred to as the king of Trigartas or chief warrior of Trigartas, or simply as belonging to Trigartas; trigartarāj: Suśarman 7. 17. 27; 6. 81. 10; 6. 98. 10; trigartarāja:
(1) Kṣemaṁkara 3. 249. 6;
(2) Suratha 3. 255. 18;
(3) Suśarman 3. 249. 6; 3. 255. 18; 4. 32. 32; 6. 77. 3, 34; 6. 81. 4, 8; 6. 98. 13; 6. 104. 57; 7. 82. 27; 8. 19. 4; trigartarājan: Suśarman (trigartānāṁ rājā) 4. 29. 1; Sūryavarman 14. 73. 9; trigartādhipati:
(1) Satyaratha 7. 16. 11 (17);
(2) Suśarman 4. 32. 7; 6. 100. 10; 7. 27. 6, 8; 9. 2. 18; 9. 26. 16; trigartānāṁ mahārathaḥ:
(1) Vīradhanvan 7. 82. 18;
(2) Suśarman 4. 32. 33; trigarta: Suśarman 6. 83. 10, 11; 6. 109. 47; 7. 16. 19; 9. 2. 34 (trigartaś ca janādhipaḥ); traigarta: Suśarman 4. 32. 4, 30; 6. 100. 8; traigartī (f.) Yaśodharā, princess of Trigarta 1. 90. 37 [See Prasthala, Saṁśaptaka ].
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