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yajñasamṛddhiḥ
The prosperity of the sacrifice;
vaiśampāyana uvāca॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
tasmin yajñe pravṛtte tu vāgmino hetuvādinaḥ। hetuvādān bahūn prāhuḥ parasparajigīṣavaḥ॥14-87-1॥
But when that sacrifice commenced, the eloquent disputants engaged in many logical arguments, each desiring to defeat the others. (14-87-1)
dadṛśus taṃ nṛpatayo yajñasya vidhim uttamam। devendrasyeva vihitaṃ bhīmena kurunandana ॥14-87-2॥
O joy of the Kurus, the kings saw the excellent procedure of the sacrifice, performed by Bhīma, just as (it was done) for Indra. (14-87-2)
dadṛśus toraṇāni atra śātakumbha-mayāni te। śayyāsana-vihārāṁś ca subahūn ratna-bhūṣitān ॥14-87-3॥
They saw gateways here made of gold, and also many beds, seats, and resting places adorned with gems. (14-87-3)
ghaṭān pātrīḥ kaṭāhāni kalaśān vardhamānakān। na hi kiñcid asau varṇam apaśyaṃs tatra pārthivāḥ॥14-87-4॥
He saw pots, bowls, large dishes, pitchers, and measuring vessels—but, O kings, he did not see anything made of gold there. (14-87-4)
yūpāṃś ca śāstra-paṭhitān dāruvān hema-bhūṣitān। upakṛptān yathā-kālaṃ vidhivad bhūri-varcasaḥ ॥14-87-5॥
He had sacrificial posts of great splendor made of wood and adorned with gold, prepared according to the time and as prescribed by the scriptures. (14-87-5)
sthalajā jalajā ye ca paśavaḥ kecana prabho। sarvān eva samānītān tān apaśyanta te nṛpāḥ ॥14-87-6॥
O lord, the kings saw all those animals—whether born on land or in water, and any others—that had been assembled together. (14-87-6)
gāś caiva mahiṣīś caiva tathā vṛddhāḥ striyo'pi ca | audakāni ca sattvāni śvāpadāni vayāṃsi ca ॥14-87-7॥
Cows and buffaloes, as well as old people, women, water-dwelling beings, other living creatures, beasts of prey, and birds. (14-87-7)
jarāyujāny aṇḍajāni svedajāny udbhidāni ca। parvatānūpavanyāni bhūtāni dadṛśuś ca te॥14-87-8॥
They saw beings born from placenta, egg, sweat, and sprouting, and beings dwelling on mountains, in wetlands, and in forests. (14-87-8)
evaṃ pramuditaṃ sarvaṃ paśugodhanadhānyataḥ। yajñavāṭaṃ nṛpā dṛṣṭvā paraṃ vismayamāgaman ॥ brāhmaṇānāṃ viśāṃ caiva bahumṛṣṭānnamṛddhimat ॥14-87-9॥
Thus, everything was joyful with abundance of animals, cattle, and grain. The kings, seeing the sacrificial enclosure, were greatly astonished at the plentiful, sumptuous food of the Brāhmaṇas and the people. (14-87-9)
pūrṇe śatasahasre tu viprāṇāṁ tatra bhuñjatām। dundubhir-meghanirghoṣo muhurmuhur-atāḍyata ॥14-87-10॥
When one hundred thousand Brāhmaṇas were eating there, the kettledrum, sounding like thunder, was beaten again and again. (14-87-10)
vinanādāsakṛt so 'tha divase divase tadā। evaṁ sa vavṛte yajño dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ ॥14-87-11॥
At that time, day by day, with loud noise, the sacrifice of the wise Dharmarāja was thus conducted. (14-87-11)
annasya bahavo rājan utsargāḥ parvatopamāḥ। dadhikulyāś ca dadṛśuḥ sarpiṣaś ca hradāñjanāḥ॥14-87-12॥
O king, there were many heaps of food resembling mountains; streams of curd and shining lakes of ghee were seen. (14-87-12)
jambūdvīpo hi sakalo nānājanapadāyutaḥ। rājannadṛśyataikastho rājñastasmaimahākratau ॥14-87-13॥
O king, the entire Jambūdvīpa, filled with many peoples and countries, was indeed seen united in one place at that great sacrifice of the king. (14-87-13)
tatra jātisahasrāṇi puruṣāṇāṃ tatastataḥ। gṛhītvā dhanam ājagmur bahūni bharatarṣabha ॥14-87-14॥
O bull of the Bharatas, there, many thousands of classes of men from all sides came here, having taken wealth. (14-87-14)
rājānaḥ sragviṇaś cāpi sumṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalāḥ। paryaveṣan dvijāgryāṁs tāñ śataśo 'tha sahasraśaḥ ॥14-87-15॥
Kings, adorned with garlands and polished jewel-earrings, attended those eminent Brāhmaṇas in their hundreds and thousands. (14-87-15)
vividhānyannapānāni puruṣā ye'nu-yāyinaḥ। teṣāṃ nṛpa-upabhojyāni brāhmaṇebhyo daduḥ sma te॥14-87-16॥
They gave to the Brāhmaṇas the various foods and drinks, fit to be enjoyed by kings, which belonged to those men who were their attendants. (14-87-16)
