[270] Demons and giants.
[271] Dhritarashtra being still alive and the Pandavas having refused to attend, Duryodhana was unable, as he desired, to perform the greater sacrifice.
[272] A necessary religious act of purification before prayer. Karna thus imperilled his soul's welfare to be avenged upon his rival.
[273] A supernatural gift in such circumstances carried with it fatal consequences.
[274] Pron. jay-a-drat´ha.
[275] Babu P. C. Roy comments on this head: “The cow is the only food in this sense. The cow gives milk. The milk gives butter. The butter is used in Homa (the offering). The Homa is the cause of the clouds. The clouds give rain. The rain makes the seeds to sprout forth and produce food.”
[276] A form of the goddess Kali, wife of Shiva.
[277] Pron. vir-at´a.
[278] Pron. kee-chak´a (“ch” at in “change”).
[279] Pron. oot´ar.