SECTION XXXI
(Digvijaya Parva Continued)
Vaisampayana said,--"I shall now recite to
you the deeds and triumphs of Nakula, and how that exalted one conquered the
direction that had once been subjugated by Vasudeva. The intelligent Nakula,
surrounded by a large host, set out from Khandavaprastha for the west, making
this earth tremble with the shouts and the leonine roars of the warriors and
the deep rattle of chariot wheels. And the hero first assailed the mountainous
country called Rohitaka that was dear unto (the celestial generalissimo)
Kartikeya and which was delightful and prosperous and full of kine and every
kind of wealth and produce. And the encounter the son of Pandu had with the
Mattamyurakas of that country was fierce. And the illustrious Nakula after
this, subjugated the whole of the desert country and the region known as
Sairishaka full of plenty, as also that other one called Mahetta. And the hero
had a fierce encounter with the royal sage Akrosa. And the son of Pandu left
that part of the country having subjugated the Dasarnas, the Sivis, the
Trigartas, the Amvashtas, the Malavas, the five tribes of the Karnatas, and
those twice born classes that were called the Madhyamakeyas and Vattadhanas.
And making circuitous journey that bull among men then conquered the (Mlechcha)
tribes called the Utsava-sanketas. And the illustrious hero soon brought under
subjection the mighty Gramaniya that dwelt on the shore of the sea, and the
Sudras and the Abhiras that dwelt on the banks of the Saraswati, and all those
tribes that lived upon fisheries, and those also that dwelt on the mountains,
and the whole of the country called after the five rivers, and the mountains
called Amara, and the country called Uttarayotisha and the city of Divyakutta
and the tribe called Dwarapala. And the son of Pandu, by sheer force, reduced
to subjection the Ramathas, the Harahunas, and various kings of the west. And
while staying there Nakula sent. O Bharata, messengers unto Vasudeva. And
Vasudeva with all the Yadavas accepted his sway. And the mighty hero,
proceeding thence to Sakala, the city of the Madras, made his uncle Salya
accept from affection the sway of the Pandavas. And, O monarch, the illustrious
prince deserving the hospitality and entertainment at his uncle's hands, was
well entertained by his uncle. And skilled in war, the prince, taking from
Salya a large quantity of jewels and gems, left his kingdom. And the son of
Pandu then reduced to subjection the fierce Mlechchas residing on the sea
coast, as also the wild tribes of the Palhavas, the Kiratas, the Yavanas, and
the Sakas. And having subjugated various monarchs, and making all of them pay
tributes, Nakula that foremost of the Kurus, full of resources, retraced his
way towards his own city. And, O king, so great was the treasure which Nakula
brought that ten thousand camels could carry it with difficulty on their backs.
And arriving at Indraprastha, the heroic and fortunate son of Madri presented
the whole of that wealth unto Yudhishthira.
"Thus, O king, did Nakula subjugate the
countries that lay to the west--the direction that is presided over by the god
Varuna, and that had once before been subjugated by Vasudeva himself!"
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