14.084
The defeat of Ekalavya's son.
Vaiśampāyana said.
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)
Then, having turned back, the powerful horse that wandered as it pleased reached the beautiful city of the Cedis, called Śuktisāhvayā. (14-84-2)
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)
O king, then, there, that excellent horse, after being worshipped, went to the Kāśis, Andhras, Kosalas, Kirātas, and Taṅgaṇas. (14-84-4)
There, having duly accepted the honor, the Pāṇḍava, Kaunteya, then returned to the Daśārṇas. (14-84-5)
There was a powerful lord of the earth named Citrāṅgada. He fought a most terrible battle for victory. (14-84-6)
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)
Then, the son of Ekalavya seized him in battle; thereupon, with the Nishadas, he made a hair-raising battle. (14-84-8)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Having destroyed the best horse, the youths of the Yādavas went forth; then, O king, Ugrasena restrained them. (14-84-14)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
