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and almost wholly without effect. He next began to strike at the 

 thieves with his bow Gandeeva, but the effect was trifling. The 

 villains with ease carried off the women and the booty before his 

 face ; and Arjoon, exhausted with labour and grief, sat down to 

 weep. Some few, however, of the women, and a small part of 

 the treasure were still remaining, and Arjoon, in an agony of des- 

 pair, knelt down to pray ; when, finding his strength a little re- 

 stored, he drew his sword and killed a few of the plunderers, and 

 rescued some of the women. Ordering his people to place these 

 and the remaining baggage on the carriages again, he then pro- 

 ceeded towards Hastanapoor and Eendraput. When they came 

 to Koorookshetre, the son of Keret-Brema came out to meet them, 

 and him they established in the government of Meerenhe and sove- 

 reignty of that country. After taking care of Koorookshetre, 

 they came to Eendraput, and Arjoon settled the government of 

 that city and its dependencies on Vejre Natha, son of Anaroodhe. 

 In Koorookshetre, five of Creeshna's wives, Rokemenee, Ya- 

 moonetee, Seebeesa, Heimootee, and Kandharee, whose father 

 was of the country of Kandhar, (Candahar,) burnt themselves ; 

 while Sete-Bame, with some others, invested themselves with the 

 habits of Sanyassi's, and, forsaking the world, retired into the 

 deserts to pass their lives in solitude and prayer. 



END OF THE LIFE OF CREESHNA. 



