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    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    ☞ p. 73, col. 3.
    abhī-sāra a m. assault, MBh. vii, 8785.
    ☞ p. 75, col. 1.
    abhī-sāra b See abhi-√ sṛ

    Stchoupak Dictionnaire Sanscrit-Français

    ☞ p. 70, col. 1.
    abhī-sāra- m. assaut, attaque.

    Schmidt Nachträge zum Sanskrit-Wörterbuch

    ☞ p. 58, col. 2.
    abhīsāra m. Angriff, MBh. 7, 191, 31.

    Index to the Names in the Mahābhārata

    ☞ p. 3, col. 2.
    Abhīsāra (= the preced.), enumerated by Sañjaya among the

    people of Bhāratavarṣa: VI, 9, 361 (Ja°kha°).

    Mahābhārata Cultural Index

    ☞ p. 618, col. 1.
    Abhī̆sāra m. (pl.): Name of a Jana-

    pada.

    A. Location: Listed by Saṃjaya

    among the (northern) Janapadas of the

    Bhāratavarṣa (ata ūrdhvaṃ janapadān ni-

    bodha gadato mama) 6. 10. 37, 5; (abhī-

    sārāḥ kulūtāś ca) 6. 10. 52. B. Chara-

    cteristic: They are described as haughty,

    fond of battles, strong and having firm (?)

    hands (saṃrambhiṇo yuddhaśauṇḍā balino

    dṛḍhapāṇayaḥ) 8. 51. 19. C. Epic

    event: Mentioned among those who fought

    against Arjuna; struck by his arrows they

    fled in fear (dārvābhisārā daradāḥ) 7. 68.

    42; (śaraiś ca śataśo viddhās … prādra-

    vanta raṇe bhītāḥ) 7. 68. 45; pointed out

    to Arjuna by Kṛṣṇa among those who had

    gathered round the Kurus to help Suyo-

    dhana (dārvābhisārā daradāḥ … ete suyo-

    dhanasyārthe saṃrabdhāḥ kurubhiḥ saha)

    8. 51. 18, 20.