Puranic encyclopaedia
by Vettam Mani | 1975 | 609,556 words | ISBN-10: 0842608222
This page describes the Story of Mleccha included the Puranic encyclopaedia by Vettam Mani that was translated into English in 1975. The Puranas have for centuries profoundly influenced Indian life and Culture and are defined by their characteristic features (panca-lakshana, literally, 鈥榯he five characteristics of a Purana鈥�).
Story of Mleccha
A tribe of people of ancient India. This tribe was born from the tail of the celestial cow 狈补苍诲颈苍墨, kept by 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补 for sacrificial purposes when there was a fight between 痴颈艣惫腻尘颈迟谤补 and 痴补蝉颈峁ａ弓丑补. 惭补丑腻产丑腻谤补迟补 gives the following information regarding them.
(1) The mlecchas who sprang up from the tail of the celestial cow 狈补苍诲颈苍墨 sent the army of 痴颈艣惫腻尘颈迟谤补 flying in terror. (艢濒辞办补 38, Chapter 174, 膧di Parva).
(2) 叠丑墨尘补蝉别苍补 defeated the mlecchas living in the coastal regions and took from them several valuable diamonds as tax. (艢濒辞办补 25, Chapter 30, 厂补产丑腻 Parva).
(3) The mlecchas living in the coastal area were once defeated by Sahadeva, one of the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉. (艢濒辞办补 66, Chapter 31, 厂补产丑腻 Parva).
(4) Nakula also once defeated the mlecchas. (艢濒辞办补 16, Chapter 32, 厂补产丑腻 Parva).
(5) Bhagadatta was the King of the mlecchas. (艢濒辞办补 14, Chapter 51, 厂补产丑腻 Parva).
(6) Bhagadatta accompanied by the mlecchas living on the coasts attended the 搁腻箩补蝉奴测补 of 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补. (艢濒辞办补 14, Chapter 51, 厂补产丑腻 Parva).
(7) Different tribes of mlecchas will be born on earth at the beginning of the era of Pralaya. (艢濒辞办补 34, Chapter 188, Vana Parva).
(8) 碍补濒办墨, the incarnation of 痴颈峁ａ箛耻, will destroy the mlecchas who are found everywhere in the world. (艢濒辞办补 97 Chapter 190, Vana Parva).
(9) 碍补谤峁嘺 during his world campaign conquered many mleccha countries. (艢濒辞办补 19, Chapter 254, Vana Parva).
(10) A place of habitation in 叠丑腻谤补迟补 is called Mleccha. (艢濒辞办补 57, Chapter 9. 叠丑墨峁补 Parva).
(11) 础峁単补, a mleccha warrior was killed in the battle by 叠丑墨尘补蝉别苍补. (艢濒辞办补 17, Chapter 26, 顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva).
(12) Once the mlecchas attacked Arjuna with arrows. Arjuna killed the hairy soldiers. (艢濒辞办补 43, Chapter 93, 顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva).
(13) 厂腻迟测补办颈 killed many mleccha soldiers in the great war. (艢濒辞办补 43, Chapter 119, 顿谤辞峁嘺 Parva).
(14) Nakula killed 础峁単补, a mleccha King. (艢濒辞办补 18, Chapter 22, 碍补谤峁嘺 Parva),
(15) Arjuna had to face a great army of mlecchas to protect the Y膩g膩艣va. (艢濒辞办补 23, Chapter 73, 础艣惫补尘别诲丑补 Parva).
(16) The wealth that remained in the Y膩ga艣膩l膩 of 驰耻诲丑颈峁ａ弓丑颈谤补 after the distribution as gifts to brahmins was taken away by the mlecchas. (艢濒辞办补 26, Chapter 89, 础艣惫补尘别诲丑补 Parva).
(17) The mlecchas drove angered elephants on to the army of the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉. (艢濒辞办补 10, Chapter 22, 碍补谤峁嘺 Parva).