SECTION L
(Dyuta Parva Continued)
Duryodhana said,--'Listen now, O Bharata, about
all the most costly articles I saw, belonging unto the sons of Pandu, and
brought one after another by the kings of the earth. Beholding that wealth of
the foe, I lost my reason and scarcely knew myself. And, O Bharata, listen as I
describe that wealth consisting of both manufactures and the produce of the
land. The king of Kamboja gave innumerable skins of the best king, and blankets
made of wool, of the soft fur of rodents and other burroughers, and of the hair
of cats,--all inlaid with threads of gold. And he also gave three hundred
horses of the Titteti and the Kalmasha species possessing noses like parrots.
And he also gave three hundred camels and an equal number of she-asses, all
fattened with the olives and the Pilusha. And innumerable Brahmanas engaged in
rearing cattle and occupied in low offices for the gratification of the
illustrious king Yudhishthira the just waited at the gate with three hundred
millions of tribute but they were denied admission into the palace. And hundred
upon hundreds of Brahmanas possessing wealth of kine and living upon the lands
that Yudhishthira had given them, came there with their handsome golden
Kamandalus filled with clarified butter. And though they had brought such
tribute, they were refused admission into the palace. And the Sudra kings that
dwelt in the regions on the seacoast, brought with them, O king, hundred
thousands of serving girls of the Karpasika country, all of beautiful features
and slender waist and luxuriant hair and decked in golden ornaments; and also
many skins of the Ranku deer worthy even of Brahmanas as tribute unto king
Yudhishthira. And the tribes Vairamas, Paradas, Tungas, with the Kitavas who
lived upon crops that depended on water from the sky or of the river and also
they who were born in regions on the sea-shore, in woodlands, or countries on
the other side of the ocean waited at the gate, being refused permission to
enter, with goats and kine and asses and camels and vegetable, honey and
blankets and jewels and gems of various kinds. And that great warrior king
Bhagadatta, the brave ruler of Pragjyotisha and the mighty sovereign of the
mlechchas, at the head of a large number of Yavanas waited at the gate unable
to enter, with a considerable tribute comprising of horses of the best breed
and possessing the speed of the wind. And king Bhagadatta (beholding the
concourse) had to go away from the gate, making over a number of swords with
handles made of the purest ivory and well-adorned with diamonds and every kind
of gems. And many tribes coming from different regions, of whom some possess
two eyes, some three and some had eyes on their foreheads, and those also
called Aushmikas, and Nishadas, and Romakas, some cannibals and many possessing
only one leg. I say, O king, standing at the gate, being refused permission to
enter. And these diverse rulers brought as tribute ten thousand asses of
diverse hues and black necks and huge bodies and great speed and much docility
and celebrated all over the world. And these asses were all of goodly size and
delightful colour. And they were all bred on the coast of Vankhu. And there
were many kings that gave unto Yudhishthira much gold and silver. And having
given much tribute they obtained admission into the palace of Yudhishthira. The
people that came there possessing only one leg gave unto Yudhishthira many wild
horses, some of which were as red as the cochineal, and some white, and some
possessing the hues of the rainbow and some looking like evening clouds, and
some that were of variegated colour. And they were all endued with the speed of
the mind. And they also gave unto the king enough gold of superior quality. I
also saw numberless Chins and Sakas and Uddras and many barbarous tribes living
in the woods, and many Vrishnis and Harahunas, and dusky tribes of the Himavat,
and many Nipas and people residing in regions on the sea-coast, waiting at the
gate being refused permission to enter. And the people of Valhika gave unto him
as tribute ten thousand asses, of goodly size and black necks and daily running
two hundred miles, And those asses were of many shapes. And they were
well-trained and celebrated all over the world. And possessed of symmetrical
proportion and excellent colour, their skins were pleasant to the touch. And
the Valhikas also presented numerous blankets of woollen texture manufactured
in Chin and numerous skins of the Ranku deer, and clothes manufactured from
jute, and others woven with the threads spun by insects. And they also gave
thousands of other clothes not made of cotton, possessing the colour of the
lotus. And these were all of smooth texture. And they also gave soft
sheep-skins by thousands. And they also gave many sharp and long swords and
scimitars, and hatchets and fine-edged battle-axes manufactured in the western
countries. And having presented perfumes and jewels and gems of various kinds
by thousands as tribute, they waited at the gate, being refused admission into
the palace. And the Sakas and Tukhatas and Tukharas and Kankas and Romakas and
men with horns bringing with them as tribute numerous large elephants and ten
thousand horses, and hundreds and hundreds of millions of gold waited at the
gate, being refused permission to enter. And the kings of the eastern countries
having presented numerous valuable articles including many costly carpets and
vehicles and beds, and armours of diverse hues decked with jewels and gold and
ivory, and weapons of various kinds, and cars of various shapes and handsome
make and adorned with gold, with well-trained horses trimmed with tiger skins,
and rich and variegated blankets for caprisoning elephants, and various kinds
of jewels and gems, arrows long and short and various other kinds of weapons,
obtained permission to enter the sacrificial palace of the illustrious
Pandava!'"
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