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ekalavyasutaparājayaḥ
The defeat of Ekalavya's son.
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
māgadhenārcito rājan pāṇḍavaḥ śvetavāhanaḥ। dakṣiṇāṃ diśam āsthāya cārayāmāsa taṃ hayam ॥14-84-1॥
O king, honored by the king of Magadha, the Pandava Śvetavāhana (Arjuna) set forth in the southern direction and made that horse wander. (14-84-1)
tataḥ sa punarāvṛtya hayaḥ kāmacaro balī। āsasāda purīṃ ramyāṃ cedīnāṃ śuktisāhvayām ॥14-84-2॥
Then, having turned back, the powerful horse that wandered as it pleased reached the beautiful city of the Cedis, called Śuktisāhvayā. (14-84-2)
śarabheṇa arcitaḥ tatra śiśupāla-ātmajena saḥ। yuddha-pūrveṇa mānena pūjayā ca mahābalaḥ ॥14-84-3॥
There, the very powerful one was honored by Śarabha and by the son of Śiśupāla, with honor and reverence before the battle. (14-84-3)
tatrārcito yayau rājan tadā sa turagottamaḥ. kāśīn andhrān kosalāṁś ca kirātān atha taṅgaṇān ॥14-84-4॥
O king, then, there, that excellent horse, after being worshipped, went to the Kāśis, Andhras, Kosalas, Kirātas, and Taṅgaṇas. (14-84-4)
tatra pūjāṁ yathā-nyāyaṁ pratigṛhya sa pāṇḍavaḥ। punar āvṛtya kaunteyaḥ daśārṇān agamat tadā॥14-84-5॥
There, having duly accepted the honor, the Pāṇḍava, Kaunteya, then returned to the Daśārṇas. (14-84-5)
tatra citrāṅgado nāma balavān vasudhādhipaḥ। tena yuddham abhūt tasya vijayasya atibhairavam ॥14-84-6॥
There was a powerful lord of the earth named Citrāṅgada. He fought a most terrible battle for victory. (14-84-6)
taṁ cāpi vaśam ānīya kirīṭī puruṣarṣabhaḥ। niṣādarājño viṣayam ekalavyasya jagmivān ॥14-84-7॥
And having brought him under control, Arjuna, the diademed bull among men, went to the territory of King Ekalavya of the Niṣādas. (14-84-7)
ekalavyasutash cainaṃ yuddhena jagṛhe tadā. tataś cakre niṣādaiḥ sa saṅgrāmaṃ romaharṣaṇam ॥14-84-8॥
Then, the son of Ekalavya seized him in battle; thereupon, with the Nishadas, he made a hair-raising battle. (14-84-8)
tatastamapi kaunteyaḥ samareṣvaparājitaḥ। jigāya samare vīro yajñavighnārthamudyatam ॥14-84-9॥
Then the unconquered son of Kunti also defeated in battle the hero who had risen for the purpose of disturbing the sacrifice. (14-84-9)
sa taṁ jitvā mahārāja naiṣādiṁ pākaśāsaniḥ। arcitaḥ prayayau bhūyo dakṣiṇaṁ salilārṇavam ॥14-84-10॥
O great king, having conquered the Naiṣāda, Indra, the subduer of Pāka, was honored and then proceeded again towards the southern ocean. (14-84-10)
tatrāpi draviḍair andhrai raudrair māhiṣakair api| tathā kollagireyaiś ca yuddham āsīt kirīṭinaḥ ॥14-84-11॥
There also, indeed, the Dravidians, the Andhras, the Raudras, the Māhiṣakas, and likewise the Kollagiriya people fought a battle with the one wearing the diadem. (14-84-11)
turagasya vaśenātha surāṣṭrānabhito yayau। gokarṇam api cāsādya prabhāsam api jagmivān ॥14-84-12॥
Then, under the control of the horse, he went throughout the region of Surashtra; after reaching Gokarna and also Prabhasa, he proceeded further. (14-84-12)
tato dvāravatīṁ ramyāṁ vṛṣṇi-vīrābhirakṣitām। āsasāda hayaḥ śrīmān kururājasya yajñiyaḥ ॥14-84-13॥
Then the illustrious sacrificial horse of the king of Kuru reached the beautiful Dvaravati, which was protected by the heroes of the Vṛṣṇi clan. (14-84-13)
tam unmathya hayaśreṣṭhaṃ yādavānāṃ kumārakāḥ। prayayus tāṃs tadā rājan nugraseno nyavārayat ॥14-84-14॥
Having destroyed the best horse, the youths of the Yādavas went forth; then, O king, Ugrasena restrained them. (14-84-14)
tataḥ puryā viniṣkramya vṛṣṇy-andhaka-patis tadā। sahito vasudevena mātulena kirīṭinaḥ ॥14-84-15॥
Then, having left the city, the lord of the Vṛṣṇis and Andhakas, together with Vasudeva and the maternal uncle of the crown-wearers, proceeded. (14-84-15)
tau sametya kuruśreṣṭhaṃ vidhivat prītipūrvakam| parayā bharataśreṣṭhaṃ pūjayā samavasthitau ॥ tatastābhyām anujñāto yayau yena hayo gataḥ ॥14-84-16॥
Those two, having approached the foremost of the Kurus according to tradition and with affection, stood by the foremost of the Bharatas with utmost honor. Then, having received permission from those two, he went where the horse had gone. (14-84-16)
tataḥ sa paścimaṃ deśaṃ samudrasya tadā hayaḥ। krameṇa vyacarat sphītaṃ tataḥ pañcanadaṃ yayau ॥14-84-17॥
Then, at that time, the horse went through the abundant western region of the ocean step by step; then he reached the land of five rivers (Punjab). (14-84-17)
tasmād api sa kauravya gāndhāraviṣayaṃ hayaḥ। vicacāra yathākāmaṃ kaunteyānugatastadā ॥14-84-18॥
Then, O descendant of Kuru, the horse also wandered as it pleased through the region of Gandhara, followed at that time by the sons of Kunti. (14-84-18)
tatra gāndhārarājena yuddham āsīn mahātmanaḥ। ghoraṃ śakuni-putreṇa pūrva-vaira-anusāriṇā ॥14-84-19॥
There, a battle occurred between the king of Gandhara and the great-souled one; a terrible battle with the son of Shakuni, following former enmity. (14-84-19)
