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(Dyuta Parva Continued)
Duryodhana said,--'O sinless one, listen to me as
I describe that large mass of wealth consisting of various kinds of tribute
presented unto Yudhishthira by the kings of the earth. They that dwell by the
side of the river Sailoda flowing between the mountains of Mer and Mandara and
enjoy the delicious shade of topes of the Kichaka bamboo, viz., the Khashas,
Ekasanas, the Arhas, the Pradaras, the Dirghavenus, the Paradas, the Kulindas,
the Tanganas, and the other Tanganas, brought as tribute heaps of gold measured
in dronas (jars) and raised from underneath the earth by ants and therefore
called after these creatures. The mountain tribes endued with great strength
having brought as tribute numerous Chamaras (long brushes) soft and black and
others white as moon-beam and sweet honey extracted from the flowers growing on
the Himavat as also from the Mishali champaka and garlands of flowers brought
from the region of the northern Kurus, and diverse kinds of plants from the
north even from Kailasa, waited with their heads bent down at the gate of king
Yudhishthira, being refused permission to enter. I also beheld there numberless
chiefs of the Kiratas armed with cruel weapons and ever engaged in cruel deeds,
eating of fruits and roots and attired in skins and living on the northern
slopes of the Himavat and on the mountain from behind which the sun rises and
in the region of Karusha on the sea-coast and on both sides of the Lohitya
mountains. And, O king, having brought with them as tribute loads upon loads of
sandal and aloe as also black aloe, and heaps upon heaps of valuable skins and
gold and perfumes, and ten thousand serving-girls of their own race, and many
beautiful animals and birds of remote countries, and much gold of great
splendour procured from mountains, the Kiratas waited at the gate, being
refused permission to enter. The Kairatas, the Daradas, the Darvas, the Suras,
the Vaiamakas, the Audumvaras, the Durvibhagas, the Kumaras, the Paradas along
with the Vahlikas, the Kashmiras, the Ghorakas, the Hansakayanas, the Sivis,
the Trigartas, the Yauddheyas, the ruler of Madras and the Kaikeyas, the
Amvashtas, the Kaukuras, the Tarkshyas, the Vastrapas along with the Palhavas,
the Vashatayas, the Mauleyas along with the Kshudrakas, and the Malavas, the
Paundrayas, the Kukkuras, the Sakas, the Angas, the Vangas, the Punras, the
Sanavatyas, and the Gayas--these good and well-born Kshatriyas distributed into
regular clans and trained to the use of arms, brought tribute unto king
Yudhishthira by hundreds and thousands. And the Vangas, the Kalingas, the
Magadhas, the Tamraliptas, the Supundrakas, the Dauvalikas, the Sagarakas, the
Patrornas, the Saisavas, and innumerable Karnapravaranas, who presented
themselves at the gate, were told by the gate-keepers at the command of the
king, that if they could wait and bring good tribute they could obtain
admission. Then the kings of those nations each gave a thousand elephants
furnished with tusks like unto the shafts of ploughs and decked with girdles
made of gold, and covered with fine blankets and therefore, resembling the
lotus in hue. And they were all darkish as rocks and always musty, and procured
from the sides of the Kamyaka lake, and covered with defensive armour. And they
were also exceedingly patient and of the best breed. And having made these
presents, those kings were permitted to enter. O king, these and many others, coming
from various regions, and numberless other illustrious kings, brought jewels
and gems unto this sacrifice. And Chitraratha, also the king of Gandharvas, the
friend of Indra, gave four hundred horses gifted with the speed of the wind.
And the Gandharva Tumvuru gladly gave a hundred horses of the colour of mango
leaf and decked in gold. And, O thou of the Kuru race, the celebrated king of
the Mlechcha tribe, called the Sukaras, gave many hundreds of excellent
elephants. And Virata, the king of Matsya, gave as tribute two thousand
elephants decked in gold. And king Vasudana from the kingdom of Pansu presented
unto the son of Pandu six and twenty elephants and two thousand horses. O king,
all decked in gold and endued with speed and strength and in full vigour of
youth, and diverse other kinds of wealth. And Yajnasena presented unto the sons
of Pandu for the sacrifice, fourteen thousand serving-girls and ten thousand
serving-men with their wives, many hundreds of excellent elephants, six and
twenty cars with elephants yoked unto them, and also his whole kingdom. And
Vasudeva of the Vrishni race, in order to enhance the dignity of Arjuna, gave
fourteen thousands of excellent elephants. Indeed, Krishna is the soul of
Arjuna and Arjuna is the soul of Krishna, and whatever Arjuna may say Krishna
is certain to accomplish. And Krishna is capable of abandoning heaven itself
for the sake of Arjuna. and Arjuna also is capable of sacrificing his life for
the sake of Krishna. And the Kings of Chola and Pandya, though they brought
numberless jars of gold filled with fragrant sandal juice from the hills of
Malaya, and loads of sandal and aloe wood from the Dardduras hills, and many
gems of great brilliancy and fine cloths inlaid with gold, did not obtain
permission (to enter). And the king of the Singhalas gave those best of
sea-born gems called the lapis lazuli, and heaps of pearls also, and hundreds
of coverlets for elephants. And numberless dark-coloured men with the ends of
their, eyes red as copper, attired in clothes decked with gems, waited at the
gate with those presents. And numberless Brahmanas and Kshatriyas who had been
vanquished, and Vaisyas and serving Sudras, from love of Yudhishthira, brought
tribute unto the son of Pandu. And even all the Mlechchas, from love and
respect, came unto Yudhishthira. And all orders of men, good, indifferent and
low, belonging to numberless races, coming from diverse lands made
Yudhishthira's habitation the epitome of the world.
"And beholding the kings of the earth to present
unto the foes such excellent and valuable presents, I wished for death out of
grief. And O king, I will now tell thee of the servants of the Pandavas, people
for whom Yudhishthira supplieth food, both cooked and uncooked. There are a
hundred thousand billions of mounted elephants and cavalry and a hundred
millions of cars and countless foot soldiers. At one place raw provisions are
being measured out; at another they are being cooked; and at another place the
foods are being distributed. And the notes of festivity are being heard
everywhere. And amongst men of all orders I beheld not a single one in the
mansion of Yudhishthira that had not food and drink and ornaments. And
eighty-eight thousands of Snataka Brahmanas leading domestic lives, all supported
by Yudhishthira, with thirty serving-girls given unto each, gratified by the
king, always pray with complacent hearts for the destruction of his foes. And
ten thousands of other ascetics with vital seed drawn up, daily eat of golden
plates in Yudhishthira's palace. And, O king, Yajnaseni, without having eaten
herself, daily seeth whether everybody, including even the deformed and the
dwarfs, hath eaten or not. And, O Bharata, only two do not pay tribute unto the
son of Kunti, viz., the Panchalas in consequence of their relationship by
marriage, and the Andhakas and Vrishnis in consequence of their friendship.
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