02.048
Pancharatra: Duryodhana continues to describe the presents offered to Pandavas to his father.
Duryodhana said.
But now, O sinless one, hear from me as I speak of the various shares—great accumulations of wealth given by kings for sacrifice. (2-48-1)
Between Mount Meru and Mandara, there is a river encircled by lofty mountains; those who enjoy the pleasant shade of the Kiçaka bamboos reside there. (2-48-2)
The Khasha, the solitary eaters, those who do not use ghee, the Pradara, the long-flute players, the herdsmen, the Kuninda, the Tangaṇa, and the Paratangaṇa peoples. (2-48-3)
The kings indeed called the ant by the name Varadatta; by the ants, gold measured in droṇas was gathered in heaps. (2-48-4)
Black objects, forehead ornaments, deer, white objects, and other moon-bright things; flowers from the Himalayas and also much sweet honey. (2-48-5)
A garland brought with waters from the northern mountains and from the Kurus, as well as powerful herbs from the north and from Kailāsa. (2-48-6)
Having brought another offering for Pārvatī and bowing, they stood there. At the door of King Ajātaśatru, they remain, having been stopped. (2-48-7)
Those kings who dwell in the farther region at the Himalaya, at the mountain where the sun rises, by the Varṣa, at the ocean's end, around the Lohitya river, and those who live on fruits and roots, and the Kirātas clad in skins. (2-48-8)
There are loads of sandalwood, aloeswood, and Kaliyaka wood, as well as heaps of leather, gems, gold, and perfumes. (2-48-9)
O lord of the people, ten thousand Kirātas and slaves, as well as pleasant objects and animals and birds from distant lands, were brought. (2-48-10)
They have heaped up gold of great brilliance from the mountains and, having taken the entire offering, stand at the door, turned away. (2-48-11)
The Kāyavyas, Daradas, Dārvās, heroes, Vaiyamakas, Audumbaras, and the difficult-to-conquer Pāradas, together with the Bāhlikas. (2-48-12)
The Kashmiris, Kundamanas, Paurakas, Hamsakayanas, Shibis, Trigartas, Yaudheyas, royal families, Madras, and Kekayas. (2-48-13)
The Ambaṣṭhas, Kaukurās, Tārkṣyas, and Vastrapās, along with the Pahlavas; the Vasātyas and Samauleyas, together with the Kṣudraka-Mālavas. (2-48-14)
O lord of the peoples, there are wine-sellers, dogs, and Śakas, as well as the Angas, Vangas, Pundras, and the Gayās of Śānavatī. (2-48-15)
The well-born, highly ranked, and valiant Kṣatriyas, armed with weapons, seized wealth by the hundreds for Ajātaśatru (Yudhiṣṭhira, the one without enemies). (2-48-16)
The Vangas, rulers of Kalinga, Tamraliptas, and Pundras brought fine cloth, silk, bark-fiber cloth, and coverings as well. (2-48-17)
There, the gatekeepers, by the king's command, addressed them: 'O Subalas, having fulfilled the task, you will then be allowed to enter the gate.' (2-48-18)
Around the Kamyaka lake were elephants with ivory tusks, golden girdles, lotus-like color, covered with blankets, mountain-like in appearance, and always intoxicated. (2-48-19)
After giving each of the patient nobles a thousand armored elephants, they then entered through the gate. (2-48-20)
These and other groups, many in number, have assembled from all directions. Here, other gems have also been brought by great souls. (2-48-21)
The Gandharva king named Citraratha, a follower of Vāsava (Indra), gave four hundred horses that were as swift as the wind. (2-48-22)
Tumburu, the joyful Gandharva, gave a hundred horses, all the color of mango leaves, to those adorned with golden garlands. (2-48-23)
But the accomplished king, O descendant of Kuru, the lord of the people, gave also many hundreds of elephant-jewels to the boar-keepers. (2-48-24)
But King Virāṭa, the Matsya ruler, brought together two thousand elephants adorned with gold, of which two were intoxicated, as tribute. (2-48-25)
King Vasudāna from the country of Pāṃśurāṣṭra gave twenty-six elephants and, O king, two thousand horses adorned with golden garlands. (2-48-26)
The king collected the entire tribute from those who were strong, swift, and in their prime, and presented it to the Pāṇḍavas. (2-48-27)
Yajñasena (Drupada) gave fourteen thousand female servants and ten thousand male servants with their wives, O lord of kings. (2-48-28)
O great king, twenty-six chariots joined with elephants, as well as the entire kingdom, were indeed offered to the sons of Pṛthā for the purpose of sacrifice. (2-48-29)
The people of Siṃhala brought together bags by the hundreds filled with the essence of the ocean, cat's-eye gems, pearls, and conch-shells. (2-48-30)
Covered with jeweled cloths, but dark-skinned and with coppery-red eyes, those men, having seized them, stand restrained at the gate there. (2-48-31)
For the sake of affection, Brāhmaṇas and Kṣatriyas who had been subdued brought offerings; Vaiśyas and Śūdras, eager to serve, also came. Out of affection and great respect, they all approached Yudhiṣṭhira. (2-48-32)
All foreigners, people of every class, those born at all times, and those who have come from various countries and races, as if the whole world is gathered and overwhelmed in Yudhishthira's palace. (2-48-33)
Seeing the many high and low, unsupportive agents sent by the kings, and the sufferings of the enemies, today a desire to die arises in me. (2-48-34)
O Bhārata, I shall now tell you about the servants of the Pāṇḍavas, for whom Yudhiṣṭhira arranges both uncooked and cooked food. (2-48-35)
There were ten thousand, and three times ten million elephant riders with horsemen; one hundred million chariots, and likewise many foot soldiers. (2-48-36)
Whatever is being measured, begun, or cooked, and likewise, whatever is being released elsewhere, and wherever there is the auspicious sound, (all these are included). (2-48-37)
In Yudhishthira's abode, I did not see anyone of any class who had not eaten, who was not delighted, or who was in want of food in any way. (2-48-38)
Yudhishthira supports eighty-eight thousand householders who are initiated graduates, each with thirty servants; all of them, being well-pleased and fully satisfied, also wish for the destruction of his enemies. (2-48-39)
Ten thousand other ascetics with controlled energy partake of food in golden vessels in Yudhishthira's residence. (2-48-40)
Yājñasenī, not partaking, looked at everything—what was enjoyed and not enjoyed, done and not done, all that was crooked and dwarfish, O lord of men. (2-48-41)
O Bhārata, the two should not pay tribute to the son of Kuntī. The Pāñcālas are connected by marriage, and the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis by alliance. (2-48-42)
