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For general readership, it is pointed out that there are many mis-translations in the Ganguli's translation of Mahabharata. One has to be careful in reading and depending too much on Ganguli at some places in his translation. Satbir Singh 00:50, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Mahabharata verses 7.23.42-44.

Yuktaih Paramakambojairjavanairhemamalibhih.

bhishayanto dvishatsainyan yama vaishravanopamah.||42||

prabhadrakastu kambojah shatsahasranyudayudhah.

nanavarnairhayashreshthairhemachitrarathadhvajah. ||43||

sharavratairvidhunvantah shatrunvitatakarmukah.

samanamrityavo bhutva dhrishtadyumnan samanvayuh.||44||

(MBH Gorakhpore Rec., 7.23.42-44)

The translation of above passage by Kisari Mohan Ganguli [1883-1896] appears at the following website [1]. But many other scholars have translated the same verses differently. See the following:

"The six thousands Prabhadraraka/Prabhadrakastu (very handsome) Kamboja soldiers, resembling Yama (god of death) in fearful bearing and Kuber in riches (Vaisravana= Kuber, the god of riches), riding on the their golden chariots pulled by excellent steeds of the Parama Kamboja breed of diverse hues and decked with chains of gold, striking fear into the hearts of the hostile soldiers, with upraised weapons, with stretched bows and making their foes tremble with their showers of arrows and resolved to die together followed Dhristadyumna". (See: Ancient Kamboja, People and the Country, 1981, p 69, Dr J. L. Kamboj; The Kambojas Through the Ages, 2005, p 44, S Kirpal Singh).

Sir Monier Monier-Williams in his well known text Monier Williams: Sanskrit English Dictionary and Dr Robert Shafer in his well-known test Ethnography of Ancient India have also translated the "Prabhadrakastu/Prabhadraka/" term in the above passage with reference to the Kambojas as "very handsome, very fortunate" (See: Ethnography of Ancient India‎, 1954, p 140, ROBERT SHAFER, Publishers: O. Harrassowitz, Ethnology. Also type and check up "Prabhadraka" in Monier-William Dictionary [2]).

Check yer friggin' links![edit]

There's no reason why the history of the swordfight in India is related to a heavy metal band from Portland. Link corrected to reference Hindu mythology. Please remember to test your links after adding them. 170.63.96.108 (talk) 14:51, 24 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]