घटोत्कच (ghaṭotkaca) [Printed book page 303-2] Ghaṭotkaca, a Rākṣasa, son of Hiḍimbā and Bhīmasena
Pāṇḍava. § 4 (Anukram.): I, 1, †197 (Devarājena dattāṃ
divyāṃ śaktiṃ vyaṃsitāṃ Mādhavena G°e Rākṣase, all. to
§ 600), †198.—§ 11 (Parvasaṅgr.): I, 2, 381, 536.—§ 71
(Ādivaṃśāvatāraṇap.): I, 61, 2255 (son of Hiḍimbā and
Bhīmasena).—§ 84 (do.): I, 64, 2452 (do.).—§ 159
(Pūruvaṃś.): I, 95, ††3833 (do.).—§ 214 (Hiḍimbavadhap.):
I, 155, 6079 (born to Bhīmasena by Hiḍimbā, etymology of
his name), 6080, 6082.—§ 317 (Arjunābhigamanap.): III,
12, 570 (Hiḍimbām agrataḥ yasyāṃ jāto G°aḥ, all. to
§ 214).—§ 423 (Gandhamādanapr.): III, 144, 11009, 11010;
145, 11016, (11019), 11021 (carried Draupadī).—§ 433
(Saugandhikāh.): III, 155, 11412 (do.).—§ 435 (Jaṭāsura-
vadhap.): III, 157, 11457.—§ 437 (Yakṣayuddhap.): III,
160, 11671.—§ 448 (Ājagarap.): III, 176, †12336 (G. and
his followers carried the Pāṇḍavas, Kṛṣṇā, and the brahmans).
—§ 449 (do.): III, 177, †12353 (sānucaraṃ).—§ 569
(Bhagavadyānap.): V, 141, 4798 (śāmitraṃ kariṣyati, sc. in
Page304-a+ 63 the battle represented as a sacrifice).—§ 571 (Ulūkadūtā-
gamanap.): V, 162, 5591 (Rākṣasaḥ, in the army of
Yudhiṣṭhira).—§ 578 (Bhīṣmavadhap.): VI, 4511, 1711
(fights with Alambuṣa).—§ 580 (do.): VI, 57κ, 2454
(Rākṣasaḥ), 2458; 586, 2475 (fights with Duryodhana).—
§ 581 (do.): VI, 6416, 2863, 2868 (creating illusions he
fights with Bhagadatta), 2887, 2889, 2892.—§ 582 (do.):
VI, 72, 3170 (Rākṣasaḥ).—§ 583 (do.): VI, 75α, 3283
(do.).—§ 584 (do.): VI, 83, 3670 (fights with Bhagadatta).—
§ 585 (do.): VII, 87θ, 3867 (Rākṣasaḥ); 91, 4065
(Bhaimaseniḥ), 4072 (fights with Duryodhana, etc.); 92,
4105, 4111 (fights with the Vaṅga king, etc.); 93, 4154
(Rākṣasendraṃ), 4157 (rescued by Bhīmasena, etc.); 94,
4187, 4218, 4222 (fights with Aśvatthāman), 4228 (°prayuktā,
sc. māyā), 4230; 95, 4233, 4237, (δδ), 4254 (Rākṣasaḥ),
4294, 4316 (pitāputrau…Bhīmasena-Gh°au).—§ 586 (do.):
VI, 99ζ, 4510 (Rākṣasaḥ); 101θ, 4586.—§ 587 (do.): VI,
109ε, 5075; 111, 5176 (fights with Durmukha); 118υ, 5554;
119ω, 5587.—§ 589 (Droṇābhiṣekap.): VII, 8η, 227; 10,
377 (sadyo Vṛkodarāj jātaḥ…māyāvī Rākṣasaḥ).—§ 592
(Saṃśaptakavadhap.): VII, 23ο, 1022 (proceeded against
Droṇa, description of his horses), (π), 1037 (on his standard there
was a vulture), (ρ), 1040 (possessed the bow Paulastya); 25,
1123 (fights with Alambuṣa).—§ 593 (Abhimanyuvadhap.):
VII, 35δ, 1509.—§ 599 (Jayadrathavadhap.): VII, 95, 3536
(Rākṣasaṃ, attacked by Alāyudha); 96, 3568 (fights with
Alāyudha); 109, 4099 (encounter with Alambuṣa), 4100,
4104, 4120 (Haiḍimbaḥ), 4127 (slew Alambuṣa), 4132;
111υ, 4283; 114ψ, 4502 (pierced Kṛtavarman).—§ 600
(Ghaṭotkacavadhap.): VII, 153α, 6629 (pierced by Duryo-
dhana); 154β, 6652 (Rākṣasaḥ); 156, 6794 (Rākṣasendraṃ),
6796, 6800 (māyāṃ Gh° vinirmitāṃ), 6801, 6804, 6807, (6821),
6829, 6833, 6840, 6857, 6859, 6866, 6867, 6882, 6915
G.'s son Añjanaparvan is slain by Aśvatthāman, and G. himself
is defeated by the same); 158χ, 7013 (Rākṣasaḥ); 166,
7411, 7414, 7417 (Rākṣasendraṃ), 7426, 7432, 7436 (Rākṣa-
sendraṃ, defeated by Aśvatthāman); 173, 7810 (Rākṣasāt),
7813, 7814, 7820, 7829, 7834, 7835, (7838) (Kṛṣṇa urged
Gh. to proceed against Karṇa); 174, 7844, 7853, 7855, 7858,
7860, 7863, 7866, 7869, 7871, 7872, 7875, 7878, 7880, 7882
(encounter with Alambuṣa, whom Gh. slew); 175, 7890
(Rākṣasaḥ), 7923, 7924 (prāduś cakre tato māyāṃ Rākṣasīṃ
Rākṣaseśvaraḥ), 7927, 7931 (māyāṃ Gh° vinirmitāṃ), 7932,
7934, 7935, 7938, 7939, 7940, 7945, 7959, 7961, 7967, 7969,
7971, 7972, 7974, 7980 (encounter with Karṇa); 176, 8017
(yādṛśena), 8021 (yathā), †8022; 177, 8037, 8038, 8042, 8044
(encounter with Alāyudha); 178, 8074, 8077, 8085, 8094
(slew Alāyudha); 179, 8115, †8126, 8132, †8145, †8153
(Gh. again proceeded against Karṇa, who slew him, hurling
the dart which was given to him by Indra, and with which
he had intended to slay Arjuna); 180, 8184 (hataṃ), 8190
(śaktiṃ Gh°enemāṃ vyaṃsayitvā), 8192, 8199, 8212 (mentioned
among the slain); 181δδ, 8238 (nihataḥ, has hated the
brahmans and the sacrifices); 182εε, 8252 (sā śaktir Vāsudevena
vyaṃsitā ca Gh°e), 8253, †8255, †8256, 8258, (ηη), 8288
(°e vyaṃsitāṃ, sc. śaktiṃ); 183, 8303 (hatvā), 8311 (°vadhena),
8312 (hate), 8326 (Rākṣasendre).—§ 601 (Droṇavadhap.):
VII, 184, 8363 (nihate).—§ 604 (Karṇap.): VIII, 3, 63
(has been slain by Karṇa); 5ζ, 135 (has slain Alambuṣa);
9, 299 (°ṃ Rākṣasendraṃ Śakraśaktyā nijaghnivān, sc. Karṇa).
—§ 605 (do.): VIII, 35, 1635 (hataḥ).—§ 608 (do.): VIII,
50, 2406 (hate…Rākṣase).—§ 609 (Śalyap.): IX, 2,
79 (Rākṣasaṃ).—§ 615 (Gadāyuddhap.): IX, 61, 3421
Page304-b+ 61 (vadhārthaṃ Pāṇḍuputrasya yācitāṃ śaktim eva ca|G°e
vyaṃsayaṭaḥ, sc. Kṛṣṇa).—§ 620 (Śrāddhap.): XI, 26β,
792 (Rākṣasendraṃ, his body is cremated).—§ 789 (Putra-
darśanap.): XV, 32θ, 875 (Rākṣasaḥ, among the dead
warriors who, summoned by Vyāsa, arose from the Gaṅgā).—
§ 795 (Svargārohaṇap.): XVIII, 5λ, 150, 174 (after death
Gh., etc., entered the gods and Yakṣas),
Cf. also the following synonyms:—
Bhaimaseni, Bhaimi, Bhīmasenasuta, Bhīma-
senātmaja, Bhīmasūnu, Bhīmasuta, q.v.
Haiḍimba (“the son of Hiḍimbā”): III, 11009, 11017,
11415; V, 5926 (Bhaimaseniḥ…Rākṣaseśvaraḥ), 7599;
VI, 2476, 2873, 2883, 3559 (Rākṣaseśvaraḥ), 3663 (Rākṣa-
sendraḥ), 3665, 3678, 3950, 4093, 4114, 4149, 4153, 4231,
4248; 5177; VII, 540 (Rākṣasau raudrakarmāṇau H°ālam-
buṣau), 4101, 4113, 4117, 4120 (Gh°), 6841, 7435, 8031,
8034, 8078, 8133, 8178, 8184, 8185, 8236, 8237, †8254,
8305, 8315, 8332.
Haidimbi (do.): VII, 4097, 4123 (C. has by error
Haiḍam°), 6822 (do.), 6823 (do.), 6898, 6908, 7819, 7822,
7828, 7841, 7856, 7868, 8002, 8012, 8073, 8093, 8105.
Rakṣas, Rākṣasa, Rakṣādhipa, Rākṣa-
sapuṅgava, Rākṣaseśvara, Rākṣasendra, q.v.
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