02.047
Core-Pancharatra: Duryodhana describes the presents offered to Pandavas to his father.
Duryodhana said.
O Bhārata, listen to what I have seen of the Pāṇḍavas: the chief wealth brought by the kings from various places. (2-47-1)
O Bhārata, I do not find a firm self after seeing the wealth of that enemy; therefore, whether from the ground or otherwise, you should acquire it. (2-47-2)
Kamboja gave goats, woolen cloths, gold-adorned blankets, and chief upper garments and deerskins as wealth. (2-47-3)
Three hundred parrot-nosed horses, partridges, and spotted ones; and three hundred camels and she-camels, all well-nourished with pīlu, śamī, and aṅguda trees. (2-47-4)
Brāhmaṇas wearing cow-hide and all the servants, wishing to please the greatly fortunate and noble king of dharma, stood at the door with three kharvas of offerings, but were turned away. (2-47-5)
Having taken auspicious golden water pots, and thus offering the oblation, then they gained entrance. (2-47-6)
There were a hundred groups of slave-girls, each numbering a thousand, clad in cotton, dark-skinned, slender, with long hair, adorned with gold ornaments; there were also śūdra women, garments fit for the highest brāhmaṇas, and deerskins belonging to the poor. (2-47-7)
O great king, the inhabitants of Bharukaccha, having brought the entire offering, presented horses born in the land of Gandhara. (2-47-8)
The people born near the ocean and around the Sindhu (Indus) live by means of rain-fed grains and the mouths of rivers. (2-47-9)
The Vairamas, Paradas, and Vangas, along with gamblers, brought various tributes and different kinds of gems. (2-47-10)
Goats, cows, donkeys, camels, fruits, honey, blankets, and various other items are kept at the door, having been turned away. (2-47-11)
The valiant and powerful king Bhagadatta, lord of Prāgjyotiṣa and of the mlecchas, accompanied by the Yavanas, was a great chariot-warrior. (2-47-12)
Having taken swift horses of good breed, with the speed of wind, and the entire offering, he stands at the door, having been stopped. (2-47-13)
The king of Pragjyotisha, Bhagadatta, after giving a vessel made of steel and pure ivory bowls, then departed. (2-47-14)
There were two-eyed, three-eyed, and forehead-eyed beings assembled from various directions; turbaned, unclad, arm-bearing, and man-eating beings. (2-47-15)
There, I saw one-footed beings kept away at the door, while much gold and silver was being given to him as an offering. (2-47-16)
They had the luster of Indragopa insects, were colored like parrots, swift as the mind; likewise, some resembled the rainbow, and others were like clouds at twilight. (2-47-17)
The one-footed beings brought many-colored horses from the forest, swift as the mind, and priceless gold, and gave them to him. (2-47-18)
The Chinese, Hūṇas, Śakas, Audras, mountain-dwellers, descendants of Vṛṣṇi, Hārahūṇas, Kṛṣṇas, and those from the Himalayas were also present. (2-47-19)
I am not able to turn away the various people who have come to the door and have been turned away, who are giving offerings to him in many forms and in many ways. (2-47-20)
There were black-necked, large-bodied asses, capable of leaping a hundred paces, ten thousand in number, well-trained and renowned in all directions. (2-47-21)
Cloths rich in measure, color, and texture, originating from Bahlika and China; woolen, linen, and also those produced by insects and silk are included. (2-47-22)
Thousands of other lotus-like (items) were pounded in the same way; smooth cloth not made of cotton, woolen, soft, and deerskin (were there). (2-47-23)
There were sharp and long swords, spears, javelins, battle-axes, and axes, all of which had arisen from the western region and were equally sharp. (2-47-24)
Thousands of juices, fragrances, and various gems, along with the entire tribute, are brought and those who have brought them stand restrained at the door. (2-47-25)
The Śakas, Khāras, Kaṅkas, and also hairy, horned men—men of great speed and those who travel far—brought a counted ten million horses. (2-47-26)
Innumerable people, bringing offerings of gold measured in lotus-weights and of many kinds, stand at the door, having been turned away. (2-47-27)
There were very costly seats, vehicles, and beds, as well as objects decorated with jewels and gold, and those made of ivory. (2-47-28)
There were chariots of various shapes, decorated with refined gold, equipped with well-trained horses, and protected as if by tigers. (2-47-29)
There were thousands of variegated and encircled jewels, iron arrows, half-iron arrows, and various kinds of weapons. (2-47-30)
After giving this great wealth, the king, lord of the eastern region, entered the sacrificial hall of the noble Pāṇḍava. (2-47-31)
