Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 2.78
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2.78.1
यन्मया पाण्डवोयानां दृष्टं तच्छृणु भारत ।
आहृतं भूमिपालैर्हि वसु मुख्यं ततस्ततः ॥ २.७८.१ ॥
O Bhārata, listen to what I saw of the gifts for the Pāṇḍavas. The kings brought excellent wealth, and then more, and then more.
2.78.2
नाविदं मूढमात्मानं दृष्ट्वाहं तदरेर्धनम् ।
फलतो भूमितो वाऽपि प्रतिपद्यस्व भारत ॥ २.७८.२ ॥
O Bhārata, seeing that wealth of the enemy, I understood myself to be a fool. Whether from its yield or from the land, understand this.
2.78.3
और्णान्बैलान्वार्षदंशान् जातरूपपरिष्कृतान् ।
प्रावाराजिनमुख्यांश्च काम्भोजः प्रददौ बहून् ॥ २.७८.३ ॥
The Kāmboja gave many woolen blankets, oxen, rain-proof garments adorned with gold, excellent cloaks and deerskins.
2.78.4
अश्वांस्तित्तिरिकल्माषांस्त्रिशतं शुकनासिकान् ।
अष्ट्रवामीस्त्रिगर्ताश्च पुष्टाः पीलुशमीङ्गुदैः ॥ २.७८.४ ॥
Three hundred horses, spotted like partridges and with parrot-shaped noses, and camels. The Trigartas, nourished on pilu, śamī and iṅgudī fodder.
2.78.5
गोपाः स्वीयेन सहितास्तदादाय चतुष्पदम् ।
वसातयोऽन्यद्द्रव्यं द्वारि तस्यावतस्थिरे ॥ २.७८.५ ॥
The cowherds, together with their people, brought those four-footed animals, and the Vasātis stood at his gate with other goods.
2.78.6
कमण्डलूनुपादाय जातरूपमयञ्छिवान् ।
रत्नानि च हिरण्यं च सुवर्णं चैव केवलम्। ॥ २.७८.६ ॥
Taking water-pots, auspicious and made of gold, and jewels, gold, and pure gold alone.
2.78.7
प्रीयमाणः प्रसन्नात्मा स्वयं स्वजनसंवृतः ।
त्रैखर्वो रथमुख्येशः पाण्डवाय न्यवेदयत् ॥ २.७८.७ ॥
Pleased and gladdened in heart, surrounded by his own kinsmen, Traikharva, lord of the foremost chariot-warriors, himself presented it to the Pāṇḍava.
2.78.8
यश्च स द्विजमुख्येन राज्ञः शङ्खो निवेदितः ।
प्रीत्या दत्तः कुविन्देन धर्मराजाय धीमते ॥ २.७८.८ ॥
And that conch, which the foremost of brahmins had presented to the king, Kuvinda gave out of affection to the wise Dharmarāja.
2.78.9
तं सर्वे भ्रातरो भ्रात्रे ददुः शङ्खं किरीटिने ।
तं प्रत्यगृह्णाद्बीभत्सुस्तोयजं हेममालिनम् ॥ २.७८.९ ॥
All the brothers gave that conch to the diadem-bearer, their brother; and Bībhatsu (Arjuna) received that water-born conch, garlanded with gold.
2.78.10
चित्रं निष्कसहस्रेण भ्राजमानं स्वतेजसा ।
रुचिरं दर्शनीयं च पूजितं विश्वकर्मणा ॥ २.७८.१० ॥
That wondrous conch, shining with its own splendour, was worth a thousand niṣkas; lovely and pleasing to behold, it had been honoured by Viśvakarman.
2.78.11
अधारयच्च धर्मश्च तं नमस्य पुनः पुनः ।
योऽनादनेऽपि नदति स ननादाधिकं तदा ॥ २.७८.११ ॥
Dharma too held it and bowed to it again and again; and that conch, which sounded even without being blown, then resounded all the more loudly.
2.78.12
प्रणादाद्भूमिपास्तस्य पेतुर्हीनाः खतेजसा ।
धृष्टद्युम्नः पाण्डवाश्च सात्यकिः केशवोऽष्टमः ॥ २.७८.१२ ॥
By its sound the kings fell, bereft of their own splendour; Dhṛṣṭadyumna, the Pāṇḍavas, Sātyaki, and Keśava (Kṛṣṇa) as the eighth.
2.78.13
सत्वेन स्वेन सम्पन्ना अन्योन्यप्रियकारिणः ।
विसञ्ज्ञान्भूमिपान्दृष्ट्वा मां च ते प्राहसंस्तदा ॥ २.७८.१३ ॥
Endowed with their own inner strength, and doing what pleases one another, they saw the kings stunned and me, and then they laughed.
2.78.14
ततः प्रहृष्टो बीभत्सुरददाद्धेमशृङ्गिणः ।
शताननडुहान्पञ्च द्विजमुख्याय भारत ॥ २.७८.१४ ॥
Then the delighted Bībhatsu (Arjuna) gave five hundred gold-horned oxen to the foremost of the brahmins, O Bhārata.
2.78.15
सुमुखेन बलिर्मुख्यः प्रेषितोऽजातशत्रवे ।
कुविन्देन हिरण्यं च वासांसि विविधानि च ॥ २.७८.१५ ॥
Through Sumukha the chief tribute was sent to Ajātaśatru, and through Kuvinda gold and various garments.
2.78.16
काश्मीरराजो मार्द्वीकं शुद्धं च सरसं मधु ।
बलिं च कुत्स्नमादाय पाण्डवायाभ्युटपागमत् ॥ २.७८.१६ ॥
The king of Kashmir came to the Pāṇḍava, bringing pure grape wine, sweet honey, and the entire tribute.
2.78.17
यवना हयानुपादाय पार्वतीयान्मनोजवान् ।
आसनानि महार्हाणि कम्बलांश्च महाधनान् ॥ २.७८.१७ ॥
The Yavanas brought swift mountain-born horses as swift as thought, very precious seats, and costly woolen blankets.
2.78.18
नवान्सूक्ष्मांश्च हृद्यांश्च परार्थ्यान्सुप्रदर्शनान् ।
अन्यच्च विविधं रत्नं द्वारि ते न्यवतस्थिरे ॥ २.७८.१८ ॥
New, fine, pleasing, most excellent, and beautiful-to-behold garments, and various other jewels, stood at your gate.
2.78.19
श्रुतायुरपि कालिङ्गो मणिरत्नमनुत्तमम् ।
अङ्गः स्त्रियो दर्शनीया जातरूपविभूषिताः ॥ २.७८.१९ ॥
Śrutāyu, the king of Kaliṅga, also brought unsurpassed gem-jewels, and the king of Aṅga brought lovely women adorned with gold.
2.78.20
वङ्गो जाम्बूनदमयान्पर्यङ्गाञ्छतशो नृप ।
दक्षिणात्सागराभ्याशात्प्रावारांश्च परश्शतम् ॥ २.७८.२० ॥
O king, the king of Vaṅga gave hundreds of golden couches, and from the southern shore of the ocean came more than a hundred woolen cloaks.
2.78.21
औदकानि सरत्नानि बलिं चादाय भारत ।
अन्येभ्यो भूमिपालेभ्यः पाण्डवाय न्यवेदयत् ॥ २.७८.२१ ॥
O Bharata, taking tribute of waterborn products with gems, together with the other rulers of the earth, he presented it to the Pāṇḍava.
2.78.22
दार्दुरं चन्दनं मुख्यं भारं षण्णवति द्रुतम् ।
पाण्डवाय ददौ पाण्ड्यः शङ्खांस्तावत एव च ॥ २.७८.२२ ॥
The Pāṇḍya king swiftly gave the Pāṇḍava ninety-six loads of the foremost dārdura sandalwood, and as many conch shells as well.
2.78.23
चन्दनागरु चानन्तं मुक्तावैडूर्यचित्रिताः ।
चोलश्च केरलश्चोमौ ददतुः पाण्डवाय वै ॥ २.७८.२३ ॥
Sandalwood, aloe and ānanta, decorated with pearls and cat's-eye gems—the king of the Coḷas and the king of the Keralas both gave them to the Pāṇḍava.
2.78.24
अश्मको हेमशृङ्गीश्च दोग्ध्रीर्हेमविभूषितः ।
सवत्साः कुम्भदोहाश्च सहस्राण्यददाद्दश ॥ २.७८.२४ ॥
The king of Aśmaka gave ten thousand milch cows with golden horns, adorned with gold, with their calves, yielding pots of milk.
2.78.25
सैन्धवानां सहस्राणि हयानां पञ्चविंशतिम् ।
अददात्सैन्धवो राजा हेममाल्यैरलङ्कृतान् ॥ २.७८.२५ ॥
The king of the Sindhus gave twenty-five thousand Sindhu horses, adorned with golden garlands.
2.78.26
सौवीरो हस्तिभिर्युक्तान्रथांश्च त्रिशतं परान् ।
जातरूपपरिष्कारान्मणिरत्नविभूषितान् ॥ २.७८.२६ ॥
The king of Sauvīra gave three hundred excellent chariots yoked to elephants, adorned with gold and set with gems and jewels.
2.78.27
मध्यन्दिनार्कप्रतिमांस्तेजसा ज्वलितानिव ।
बलिं च कृत्स्नमादाय पाण्डवाय न्यवेदयत् ॥ २.७८.२७ ॥
Taking the shining things that blaze with the brilliance of the midday sun, and the entire tribute, he presented them to the Pāṇḍava.
2.78.28
अवन्तिराजो रत्नानि विविधानि सहस्रशः ।
हाराङ्गदांश्च मुख्यान्वै विविधं च विभूषणम् ॥ २.७८.२८ ॥
The king of Avantī gave thousands of various jewels, chief necklaces and armlets, and ornaments of many kinds.
2.78.29
दासीनामयुतं चापि बलिमादाय भारत ।
सभाद्वारि नरश्रेष्ठ दिदृक्षुरवतिष्ठते ॥ २.७८.२९ ॥
O Bhārata, bringing a tribute of ten thousand female servants, he stands at the door of the assembly hall, wishing to see you, best of men.
2.78.30
दशार्णश्चेदिराजश्च शूरसेनश्च वीर्यवान् ।
वस्त्राणि मुख्यान्यादाय रत्नानि विविधानि च।
बलिं च कृत्स्नमादाय पाण्डवाय न्यवेदयत् ॥ २.७८.३० ॥
The king of Daśārṇa, the king of Cedi, and the mighty Śūrasena, taking chief garments and jewels of many kinds and the entire tribute, presented it to the Pāṇḍava.
2.78.31
काशिराजेन हृष्टेन बली राज्ञि निवेदितः ।
अशीतिगोसहस्राणि शतान्यष्टौ च दन्तिनाम् ॥ २.७८.३१ ॥
The king of Kāśi, delighted, presented tribute to the king: eighty thousand cows and eight hundred elephants.
2.78.32
अयुतं च नदीजानां हयानां हेममालिनाम् ।
विविधानि च रत्नानि काशिराजो बलिं ददौ ॥ २.७८.३२ ॥
The king of Kāśi gave, as tribute, ten thousand river-bred horses adorned with gold garlands, and various jewels.
2.78.33
कृतक्षणश्च वैदेहः कौसलश्च बृहद्बलः ।
ददतुर्वाजिमुख्यांश्च सहस्राणि चतुर्दश ॥ २.७८.३३ ॥
Kṛtakṣaṇa, the king of Videha, and Bṛhadbala, the king of Kosala, gave fourteen thousand chief horses.
2.78.34
शैब्यो वसादिभिः सार्धं त्रिगर्तो मालवैः सह ।
तेभ्यो रत्नानि ददतुरेकैको भूमिपोऽमितम् ॥ २.७८.३४ ॥
Śaibya, together with Vasa and others, and Trigarta together with the Mālavas — each of these kings gave immeasurable jewels.
2.78.35
हारान्मुख्यान्परार्ध्यांश्च विविधं च विभूषणम् ।
शतं दासीसहस्राणि कार्पासिकनिवासिनाम् ॥ २.७८.३५ ॥
Excellent necklaces of the highest value and various ornaments; and a hundred thousand maidservants of the people of the cotton-land.
2.78.36
श्यामास्तन्वीर्दीर्घकेशीर्हेमाभरणभूषिताः ।
बलिं च कृत्स्नमादाय भारुकच्छो नरर्षभ ॥ २.७८.३६ ॥
Dark-complexioned, slender, long-haired women adorned with gold ornaments; and, O bull among men, the king of Bhāruka-ccha brought the entire tribute.
2.78.37
शुद्धान्विप्रोत्तमार्हांश्च कम्बलप्रवरान्ददौ ।
ते सर्वे पाण्डुपुत्रस्य द्वार्यतिष्ठन्दिदृक्षवः ॥ २.७८.३७ ॥
He gave fine woollen blankets, fit for the purest and best of Brahmins. All of them stood at the gate, desiring to see the son of Pāṇḍu.
2.78.38
उपायनं यदा दद्युस्तदा द्वारमलभ्यत ।
इन्द्रकृष्टैर्वर्धयन्ति धान्यैर्नदमुखैस्तु ये ॥ २.७८.३८ ॥
Only when they had brought their tribute was the gate reached. And those who increase their prosperity with grain grown by Indra's rain and with the wealth of the river-mouths—
2.78.39
समुद्रनिकटे जाताः परिसिन्धुनिवासिनः ।
ते वै द्रुमाः पारदाश्च काश्यकैरातकैः सह ॥ २.७८.३९ ॥
Those born near the ocean and dwelling along the Sindhu—these, together with the Drumas, the Pāradas, the Kāśyakas and the Airakas—
2.78.40
बलिं विविधमादाय रत्नानि विविधानि च ।
अजाविकं गोहिरण्यं खरोष्ट्रं फलवन्मधु ॥ २.७८.४० ॥
Bringing diverse tribute and diverse jewels—goats and sheep, cattle and gold, asses and camels, honey with fruit.
2.78.41
कम्बलान्विविधांश्चैव द्वारि तिष्ठन्ति वारिताः ।
प्राग्ज्योतिषपतिः शूरो म्लेच्छानामधिपो बली ॥ २.७८.४१ ॥
With diverse blankets they stand held back at the gate. The lord of Prāgjyotiṣa, the hero, lord of the barbarians, the mighty one—
2.78.42
यवनैः सहितो राजा भगदत्तो महाबलः ।
आजानेयान्हयाञ्छीघ्रमादायानिलरंहसः ॥ २.७८.४२ ॥
King Bhagadatta, of great might, together with the Yavanas, has swiftly brought thoroughbred horses swift as the wind.
2.78.43
बलिं च कृत्स्नमादाय द्वारि तिष्ठति वारितः ।
अश्वसारमयान्भाण्डाञ्छुभान्दन्तत्सरूनसीन् ॥ २.७८.४३ ॥
Taking the entire tribute, he stands held back at the gate: fine vessels made of horse-trappings, and swords with tusk-hilts.
2.78.44
प्राग्ज्योतिषाधिपो दत्त्वा भगदत्तोऽव्रजत्तदा ।
व्यक्षाङ्ख्यक्षांल्ललाटाक्षान्नानादिग्भ्यः समागतान् ॥ २.७८.४४ ॥
Bhagadatta, lord of Prāgjyotiṣa, gave his tribute and then departed. And I saw the one-eyed, the eyed, and the forehead-eyed, gathered from many directions.
2.78.45
औष्णीषआनहयांश्चैव बाहुकान्पुरुषादकान् ।
एकपादांश्च तत्राहमपश्यं द्वारि वारितान् ॥ २.७८.४५ ॥
There, at the gate, I saw held back the turban-wearers, the long-armed, the man-eaters, and the one-footed.
2.78.46
बल्यर्थं ददतस्तस्य हिरण्यं रजतं वसु ।
इन्द्रगोपकसङ्काशाञ्छुकवर्णान्मनोजवान् ॥ २.७८.४६ ॥
Together with the gold, silver and wealth he gave as tribute: swift as thought, parrot-coloured, like the indragopa insect.
2.78.47
तथैवेन्द्रायुधनिभान्सन्ध्याभ्रसदृशानपि ।
अनेकवर्णानारण्यान्गृहीत्वाश्वांस्तथा बहून् ॥ २.७८.४७ ॥
Likewise, having taken many forest-bred horses, many-coloured, like rainbows and evening clouds.
2.78.48
जातरूपमनर्घ्यं च ददुस्तस्यैकपादकाः ।
सिंहलश्च तदा राजा परिगृह्य धनं बहु ॥ २.७८.४८ ॥
The one-footed people gave him priceless refined gold; and then the king of Siṃhala, having received much wealth.
2.78.49
गोशीर्षं हरितश्यामं चन्दनप्रवरं महत् ।
भाराणां शतमेकं तु द्वारि तिष्ठति वारितः ॥ २.७८.४९ ॥
Gośīrṣa sandalwood, green-dark and the finest, a hundred loads, stands at the gate, held back.
2.78.50
ये नग्नविषया राजन्बर्बरेयाश्च विश्रुताः ।
शतं दासीसहस्राणां कम्बलांश्च सहस्रशः।
परिगृह्य महाराज द्वारि तिष्ठन्ति वारिताः ॥ २.७८.५० ॥
O king, those from the naked lands and the renowned Barbareyas, having brought a hundred slave women and thousands of blankets, great king, stand at the gate, held back.
2.78.51
पौण्ड्राश्च दामलिप्ताश्च यथाकामकृतो नृपाः ।
कालेयकं च रूप्यं च परिगृह्य परिच्छदान् ॥ २.७८.५१ ॥
The Pauṇḍras and the Dāmaliptas, kings who act as they please, have brought black aloe wood, silver, and furnishings.
2.78.52
अगरून्स्फाटिकांश्चैव दन्ताञ्जातीफलानि च ।
तक्कोलांश्च लवङ्गाश्च कर्पूरांश्च महाबल ॥ २.७८.५२ ॥
Aloe wood, crystals, ivory, nutmeg, cubeb, cloves and camphor too, O mighty one.
2.78.53
अन्यांश्च विविधान्द्रव्यान्परिगृह्योपतस्थिरे ।
एते सर्वे महात्मानो द्वारि तिष्ठन्ति वारिताः ॥ २.७८.५३ ॥
Having brought various other goods, they have presented themselves; all these great-souled ones stand at the gate, held back.
2.78.54
शैलेयश्च ततो राजा पत्रोर्णान्परिगृह्य सः ।
द्वारि तिष्ठन्महाराज द्वारपालैर्निवारितः ॥ २.७८.५४ ॥
Then the Śaileya king, having brought leaf-wool cloth, stands at the gate, great king, prevented by the gatekeepers.
2.78.55
चीना हूणाः कषाः काचाः पर्वतान्तरवासिनः ।
आहार्षुर्दशसाहस्रान्विन्नीतान्दिक्षु विंश्रुतान् ॥ २.७८.५५ ॥
The Chinese, Huns, Kaṣas and Kācas, dwelling in the interior of the mountains, brought ten thousand gentle folk renowned in the quarters.
2.78.56
औष्णीकं कम्बलं चैव कीटजं मणिजं तथा ।
प्रमाणरागस्पर्शाढ्यं बाह्वीचीनसमुद्भवम् ॥ २.७८.५६ ॥
Woolen blankets, silk born of insects, and cloth born of gems, rich in measure, colour and touch, originating in Bāhvī and China.
2.78.57
रसान् गन्धान्प्रशंसन्तस्ततो द्वारमलभ्यत ।
खर्वटास्तोमराश्चैव शूरा वर्धनकास्तथा ॥ २.७८.५७ ॥
Praising the flavours and fragrances, they then reached the gate. The Kharvaṭas, Tomaras, heroes and Vardhanakas (came too).
2.78.58
चेलान्बहुविधान्गृह्य द्वारि तिष्ठन्ति वारिताः ।
प्राक्कोटा नाटकेयाश्च नन्दीनगरकास्तथा ॥ २.७८.५८ ॥
Having taken garments of many kinds, they stand held back at the gate: the Prākkoṭas, Nāṭakeyas and Nandīnagarakas too.
2.78.59
नापितास्त्रैपुराश्चैव पञ्चमेयाः सहोरुजाः ।
तथा चाटविकाः सर्वे नानाद्रव्यपरिच्छदान् ॥ २.७८.५९ ॥
The Nāpitas, Traipuras and Pañcameyas, together with the Urujas; and likewise all the forest-dwellers, with equipment of various goods.
2.78.60
परिगृह्य महाराज द्वारि तिष्ठन्ति वारिताः ।
शकास्तुषाराः कौरव्य रोमकाः शृङ्गिणोश्मकाः ॥ २.७८.६० ॥
Great king, having taken up tribute, they stand held back at the gate: the Śakas, Tuṣāras, O Kaurava, Romakas, Śṛṅgins and Aśmakas.
2.78.61
बलादूरुगमा राजन्गणितं चार्बुदं मया ।
कूटीकृतं सुवर्णं च पद्मकिञ्जल्कसंनिभम् ॥ २.७८.६१ ॥
O king, by force I have counted a hundred million, the sturdy ones brought in; gold cast into ingots, resembling the pollen of the lotus.
2.78.62
शितान्दीर्घानसीनन्यान्यष्टिशक्तिपरश्वथान् ।
श्लक्ष्णं वस्त्रमकार्पसमाविकं मृदु चाजिनम् ॥ २.७८.६२ ॥
Sharp, long swords and others, staves, spears and battle-axes; smooth cotton and woolen cloth, and soft hides.
2.78.63
बलं मत्तं समादाय द्वारि तिष्ठन्ति वारिताः ।
आसनानि महार्हाणि यानानि शयनानि च ॥ २.७८.६३ ॥
Taking the intoxicated force, they stand at the gate, held back; very precious seats, vehicles, and beds as well.
2.78.64
मणिकाञ्चनचित्राणि गजदन्तमयानि च ।
रथांश्च विविधाकाराञ्जाम्बूनदपरिष्कृतान् ॥ २.७८.६४ ॥
Variegated with gems and gold, made of elephant ivory, and chariots of various shapes adorned with Jāmbūnada gold.
2.78.65
हयैर्विनीतैः सम्पन्नान्वैयाघ्रपरिवारितान् ।
विचित्रान्सपरिस्तोमांश्चापानि विविधानि च। ॥ २.७८.६५ ॥
Furnished with well-trained horses, surrounded by tiger-skins, variegated, with coverings; and bows of various kinds.
2.78.66
नाराचानर्घनाराचाञ्छस्त्राणि विविधानि च ।
एतद्द्रव्यं महद्गृह्य पूर्वदेशाधिपो नृपः ॥ २.७८.६६ ॥
Narāca arrows and precious narāca arrows, and weapons of many kinds; the king, lord of the eastern country, having taken this great treasure.
2.78.67
प्रविष्टो यज्ञसदनं पाण्डवस्य महात्मनः ।
जन्तुचेलान्द्विसाहस्रान्दुकूलान्ययुतानि च ॥ २.७८.६७ ॥
Having entered the sacrificial hall of the great-souled Pāṇḍava, he presented two thousand woollen blankets and ten thousand silk garments.
2.78.68
कांस्यानि चैव भाण्डानि महार्हाणि कुथानि च ।
एतान्यन्यानि रत्नानि ददौ पार्थस्य वै मुदा ॥ २.७८.६८ ॥
He gladly gave Pārtha bronze vessels, very precious rugs, and other jewels.
2.78.69
अन्यान्बहुविधान्राजन्नरः सागरमाश्रिताः ।
रत्नानि विविधान्गृह्य ददुस्ते पाण्डवाय तु ॥ २.७८.६९ ॥
O king, other men of many kinds who dwell by the sea took various jewels and gave them to the Pāṇḍava.
2.78.70
मालवाश्च ततो राजन्रत्नानि विविधानि च ।
गोधूमानां च राजेन्द्र द्रोणानां कोटिसंमितम् ॥ २.७८.७० ॥
Then, O king, the Mālavas too brought various jewels and, O lord of kings, a crore of droṇa measures of wheat.
2.78.71
अन्यांश्च विविधान्धान्यान्परिगृह्य महाबलः ।
पाण्डवाय ददौ प्रीत्या प्रविवेश महाध्वरम् ॥ २.७८.७१ ॥
Taking other grains of various kinds, the mighty one gave them to the Pāṇḍava with affection and entered the great sacrifice.
2.78.72
नानारत्नान्बहून्गृह्य सुराष्ट्राधिपतिर्नृपः ।
तैलकुम्भान्महाराज द्रोणानामयुतानि च ॥ २.७८.७२ ॥
The king, lord of Surāṣṭra, took many jewels of various kinds, and, O great king, jars of oil and tens of thousands of droṇa measures.
2.78.73
गुडानपि स तान्स्वादून्सहस्रशकटैर्नृपः ।
एतानि सर्वाण्यादाय ददौ कुन्तीसुताय सः ॥ २.७८.७३ ॥
The king took also those sweet molasses, loaded on a thousand carts, and gave all of these to the son of Kuntī.
2.78.74
अन्ये च पार्थिवा राजन्नानादेशसमागताः ।
रत्नानि विविधान्गृह्य ददुस्ते कौरवाय तु ॥ २.७८.७४ ॥
O king, the other kings who had come from various lands took diverse jewels and gave them to the Kaurava.
2.78.75
जम्बूद्वीपे समस्ते तु सराष्ट्रवनपर्वते ।
करं तु न प्रयच्छेत नास्ति पार्थस्य पार्थिवः ॥ २.७८.७५ ॥
In all of Jambudvīpa, with its realms, forests and mountains, there is no king who does not pay tribute to the Pārtha.
2.78.76
नरः सप्तसु वर्षेसु तद्यज्ञे नास्ति नागतः ।
क्रतुर्नानागणैः कीर्णो बभौ शक्रसदो यथा ॥ २.७८.७६ ॥
There was no man in the seven continents who did not come to that sacrifice; the sacrifice, filled with many throngs, shone like the assembly of Indra.
2.78.77
इमांश्च दायान्विविधान्निबोध मम पार्थिव ।
यज्ञाप्थे राजभिर्दत्तान्महतो धनसञ्चयान् ॥ २.७८.७७ ॥
Hear, O king, these various gifts of mine—the great accumulations of wealth given by kings at the sacrificial site.
2.78.78
मेरुमन्दरयोर्मध्ये शैलोदामभितो नदीम् ।
ये ते कीचकवेणूनां छायां रम्यामुपासते ॥ २.७८.७८ ॥
Between Meru and Mandara, on both banks of the river flowing from the mountain, those who dwell in the pleasant shade of the kīcaka bamboos.
2.78.79
खषा एकासनाद्यर्हाः प्रदरा दीर्घवेणवः ।
पारदाश्च कुलिन्दाश्च तङ्कणाः परतङ्कणाः ॥ २.७८.७९ ॥
The Khaṣas, the Pradaras fit for a single seat, the long-bamboo people, the Pāradas and Kulindas, the Taṅkaṇas and the Para-taṅkaṇas.
2.78.80
तद्वै पिपीलिकं नाम उद्धृतं यत्पिपीलिकैः ।
जातरूपं द्रोणमेयमहार्षुः कुञ्जशो नराः ॥ २.७८.८० ॥
That gold called pipīlika, dug up by ants, measured by the droṇa, men brought in troops.
2.78.81
कृष्णवालांश्च चमराञ्छुक्लवालांस्तथा परान् ।
हिमवत्पुष्पजं चैव स्वादुक्षौद्ररसं बहु ॥ २.७८.८१ ॥
Black-tailed and white-tailed yak-tail fly-whisks, and others, and abundant sweet honey-juice born of Himālaya flowers.
2.78.82
उत्तरेभ्यः कुरुभ्यश्च व्यूढमाल्यैर्महात्मभिः ।
उत्तरादपि कैलासादोषधीः सुमहाबलाः ॥ २.७८.८२ ॥
From the northern Kurus, brought by great-souled men wearing broad garlands, and from the northern Kailāsa too, herbs of very great potency.
2.78.83
पार्वतीयाश्चराजान आहृत्य प्रणताः स्थिताः ।
अजातशत्रवे राजन्द्वारि तिष्ठन्ति वारिताः ॥ २.७८.८३ ॥
The kings of the mountains too, having brought tribute, stand bowed low; O king, they stand held back at the gate for Ajātaśatru.
2.78.84
ये परार्घ्या हिमवतः सूर्योदयगिरेरनु ।
एवंरूपाः समुद्रान्ते लौहित्यमभितश्च ये ॥ २.७८.८४ ॥
Those excellent ones along the Himālaya and the sunrise mountain, those of such kind at the ocean's edge, and those on both sides of the Lauhitya.
2.78.85
फलमूलाशना ये च किराताश्चर्मवाससः ।
चन्द्नागरुमुख्यानि महार्हान्कम्बलानि च ॥ २.७८.८५ ॥
The Kirātas, who eat fruits and roots and wear skins, bring chief sandalwood and aloeswood, and very precious woollen blankets as well.
2.78.86
चर्मरत्नसुवर्णानि गन्धानुच्चावचानि च ।
कैरातकीनामयुतं दासीनां च विशंपते ॥ २.७८.८६ ॥
Hides, gems, gold and perfumes of many kinds, and, O lord of the people, ten thousand female servants of the Kairātakas.
2.78.87
आहृत्य रमणीयार्थान्दूरगान्मृगपक्षिणः ।
निचितं पर्वतेभ्यश्च हिरण्यंभूरिवर्चसम् ॥ २.७८.८७ ॥
Bringing desirable goods, beasts and birds from afar, and heaps of very splendid gold from the mountains.
2.78.88
बलिं च कृत्स्त्रमादाय द्वारि तिष्टन्ति वारिताः ।
कापव्या दरदा दर्वाः शूरा वै यमकास्तथा ॥ २.७८.८८ ॥
Holding back at the gate, they stand with the whole tribute: the Kāpavyas, the Daradas, the Darvas, the heroes, and likewise the Yamakas.
2.78.89
औदुम्बरा दुर्विभागा द्वारि तिष्टन्ति वारिताः ।
काश्मीराश्च कुमाराश्च गौरका हंसकास्तथा ॥ २.७८.८९ ॥
The Audumbaras and the Durvibhāgas stand held back at the gate; likewise the Kāśmīras, the Kumāras, the Gaurakas and the Haṃsakas.
2.78.90
शिबित्रैगर्तयौधेया राजन्या मद्रकैः सह ।
वसुतेयाः समौलेया दाहक्षुद्रकमालवैः ॥ २.७८.९० ॥
The Śibis, Trigartas, Yaudheyas and the kings, together with the Madrakas; the Vasuteyas, Samaulyas, Dāhas, Kṣudrakas and Mālavas.
2.78.91
चौण्डिकाश्चौदकाश्चैव साल्वाश्चैव विशम्पते ।
अङ्कवङ्काश्च यवना अनवद्या गयैः सह ॥ २.७८.९१ ॥
The Cauṇḍikas, Caudakas and Sālvas too, O Viśampati; the Aṅgas, Vaṅgas and Yavanas, the blameless ones, together with the Gayas.
2.78.92
सुजातयः श्रेणिमन्तः श्रेयांसः शस्त्रधारिणः ।
आहार्षुः क्षत्रिया वित्तं शतशोऽजातशत्रवै ॥ २.७८.९२ ॥
Men of noble birth, organized in guilds, excellent, weapon-bearing kṣatriyas brought wealth by the hundred for the unconquered one.
2.78.93
वङ्काः कलिङ्गा मगधास्ताम्रलिप्ताः सपुण्ड्रकाः ।
दुकूलं कौशिकं चैव पत्रोर्णं चैव भारत ॥ २.७८.९३ ॥
The Vaṅgas, Kaliṅgas, Magadhas, Tāmraliptas and Puṇḍrakas; and fine linen, silk and leaf-wool cloth too, O Bhārata.
2.78.94
उपावृत्ता नृपास्तस्य ददुः प्रीतिं न चागमन् ।
उच्यन्ते तत्र हि द्वार्स्थैर्बलिमादाय विष्ठिताः ॥ २.७८.९४ ॥
The kings who had turned away from him gave no goodwill and did not come; there, they are said to stand, having taken tribute through the gatekeepers.
2.78.95
ईषादन्तान्हेमकक्ष्यान्पद्मवर्णान्कुथावृतान् ।
शैलाभान्नित्यमत्तांश्चाप्यभितः काम्यकं सरः ॥ २.७८.९५ ॥
The elephants with tusks like plough-poles, golden girths, lotus-coloured, covered with cloth, mountain-like and always in rut—and all around the Kāmyaka lake.
2.78.96
क्षमावतः कुलीनांश्च कुञ्जरान्सपरिच्छदान् ।
दत्त्वैकैको दशशतान्द्वारेण प्रविशन्त्विति ॥ २.७८.९६ ॥
Let each one, giving a thousand, enter through the gate, with the patient, high-born elephants and their trappings.
2.78.97
वैदेहकाश्च पुण्ड्राश्च गौलेयास्ताम्रलिप्तकाः ।
मरुकाः काशिका दर्दा भौमेया नटनाटकाः ॥ २.७८.९७ ॥
The Vaidehakas, the Puṇḍras, the Gauleyas, the Tāmraliptakas, the Marukas, the Kāśikas, the Dardas, the Bhaumeyas, the dancers and the actors.
2.78.98
कर्णाटाः कांस्यकुट्टाश्च पद्मजालाः सतीनराः ।
दाक्षिणात्याः पुलिन्दाश्च शवेरास्तङ्कणाः शषाः ॥ २.७८.९८ ॥
The Karṇāṭas, the bronze-workers, the Padmajālas, the Satīnaras, the southerners, the Pulindas, the Śaveras, the Taṅkaṇas and the Śaṣas.
2.78.99
बर्बरा यवनाश्चैव गर्गराभीरकास्तथा ।
पल्लवाः शककारूशास्तुम्बकाः काशिकास्तदा ॥ २.७८.९९ ॥
The Barbaras, the Yavanas, the Gargaras and Ābhīrakas likewise, the Pallavas, the Śakas and Kārūśas, the Tumbakas and the Kāśikas then.
2.78.100
एते चान्ये च बहवो नानादिगभ्यः समागताः ।
अन्यैश्चोपहृतान्यत्र रत्नानि हि महात्मभिः ॥ २.७८.१०० ॥
These and many others have gathered here from various directions, and other jewels have been brought here as offerings by the great-souled ones.
2.78.101
समुद्रसारवैडूर्यान्मुक्ताः शङ्खास्तथैव च ।
शुभावर्ताञ्छुभाञ्छुक्तीः सिंहलाः समुपाहरन् ॥ २.७८.१०१ ॥
Lapis lazuli, the essence of the ocean, pearls and conches likewise, and auspicious spiralled conches and oyster shells, the Siṃhalas brought as tribute.
2.78.102
सम्भृतान्मणिचीरैश्च श्यामांस्ताम्रान्तलोचनान् ।
राजा चित्ररथो नाम गन्धर्वो वासवानुगः।
शतानि चत्वार्यददद्धयानां वातरंहसाम् ॥ २.७८.१०२ ॥
Adorned with jewelled trappings, dark-hued and with copper-tinged eye-corners; and the gandharva king Citraratha, follower of Vāsava, gave four hundred horses swift as the wind.
2.78.103
तुम्बुरुस्तु प्रमुदितो गन्धर्वो वाजिनां शतम् ।
आम्रपत्रसवर्णानामददद्धेममालिनाम् ॥ २.७८.१०३ ॥
Delighted, the gandharva Tumburu gave a hundred horses, mango-leaf coloured and garlanded with gold.
2.78.104
कृती राजा च कौरव्य शूकराणां विशाम्पते ।
अददद्गजरत्नानां शतानि सुबहून्यथ ॥ २.७८.१०४ ॥
O descendant of Kuru, O lord of the people, the accomplished king also gave hundreds upon hundreds of jewel-elephants and boars.
2.78.105
विराटेन तु मत्स्येन बल्यर्थं हेममालिनाम् ।
कुञ्जराणां सहस्रे द्वे मत्तानां समुपाहृते ॥ २.७८.१०५ ॥
King Virāṭa of the Matsyas had brought as tribute two thousand maddened elephants adorned with gold garlands.
2.78.106
पांसुराष्ट्राद्वमुदानो राजा षड्विंशतिं गजान् ।
अश्वानां चसहस्रे द्वे राजन्काञ्चनमालिनाम् ॥ २.७८.१०६ ॥
From the land of Pāṃsurāṣṭra King Vamudāna gave twenty-six elephants and two thousand horses adorned with gold garlands, O king.
2.78.107
जवसत्वोपपन्नानां वयस्थानां नराधिप ।
बलिं च कृत्स्नमादाय पाण्डवेभ्यो न्यवेदयत् ॥ २.७८.१०७ ॥
O lord of men, taking the entire tribute, including horses endowed with speed and strength in their prime, he presented it to the Pāṇḍavas.
2.78.108
यज्ञसेनेन दासीनां सहस्राणि चतुर्दश ।
दासानामयुतं चैव सदाराणां विशाम्पते ॥ २.७८.१०८ ॥
Yajñasena gave fourteen thousand female servants and ten thousand male servants along with their wives, O lord of the people.
2.78.109
गजयुक्ता महाराज रथाः षड्विंशतिस्तथा ।
राज्यं च कृत्स्नं पार्थेभ्यो यज्ञार्थं वै निवेदितम् ॥ २.७८.१०९ ॥
Great king, twenty-six chariots yoked with elephants, and the whole kingdom, have been presented to the Pāṇḍavas for the sacrifice.
2.78.110
वासुदेवोऽपि वार्ष्णेयो मानं कुर्वन्किरीटिनः ।
अददद्गजमुख्यानां सहस्राणि चतुर्दश ॥ २.७८.११० ॥
Vāsudeva, the descendant of Vṛṣṇi, out of respect for the diademed Arjuna, also gave fourteen thousand chief elephants.
2.78.111
आत्मा हि कृष्णः पार्थस्य कृष्णस्यात्मा धनञ्जयः ।
यद्ब्रूयादर्जुनः कृष्णं सर्वं कुर्यादसंशयम् ॥ २.७८.१११ ॥
Kṛṣṇa is the self of Pārtha, and Dhanañjaya is the self of Kṛṣṇa. Whatever Arjuna may tell Kṛṣṇa, Kṛṣṇa will undoubtedly do it all.
2.78.112
कृष्णो धनञ्जयस्यार्थे स्वर्गलोकमपि त्यजेत् ।
तथैव पार्थः कृष्णार्थे प्राणानपि परित्यजेत् ॥ २.७८.११२ ॥
For the sake of Dhanañjaya, Kṛṣṇa would even abandon the heavenly world; likewise, for the sake of Kṛṣṇa, the Pārtha would give up even his life.
2.78.113
सुरभींश्चन्दनरसान्हेमकुम्भसमास्थितान् ।
मलयाद्दर्दुराच्चैव चन्दनागुरुसञ्चयान् ॥ २.७८.११३ ॥
Fragrant sandalwood essences placed in golden jars, and heaps of sandalwood and aloe brought from the mountains Malaya and Dardura.
2.78.114
मणिरत्नानि भास्वन्ति काञ्चनं सूक्ष्मवस्त्रकम् ।
चोलपाण्ड्यावपि द्वारं न लेभाते ह्युपस्थितौ ॥ २.७८.११४ ॥
Radiant jewels and gems, gold, and fine cloth; the Cola and Pāṇḍya kings too, though they had come near, could not obtain entry at the gate.
2.78.115
समुद्रसारं वैदूर्यं मुक्तासङ्घांस्तथैव च ।
शतशश्च कुथांस्तत्र सिंहलाः समुपाहरन् ॥ २.७८.११५ ॥
The essence of the ocean, lapis lazuli gems, heaps of pearls, and likewise hundreds of costly carpets — the Siṃhalese brought these there as offerings.
2.78.116
संवृता मणिचीरैस्तु श्यामास्ताम्रान्तलोचनाः ।
ता गृहीत्वा नरास्तत्र द्वारि तिष्ठन्ति वारिताः ॥ २.७८.११६ ॥
Women draped in gem-set garments, dark-hued, with reddish-tinged eye corners — the men who brought them stand there at the gate, held back.
2.78.117
प्रीत्यर्थं ब्राह्मणश्चैव क्षत्रियाश्च विनिर्जिताः ।
उपाजह्रुर्विशश्चैव शूद्राः शुश्रूषवस्तथा ॥ २.७८.११७ ॥
To win his favour, brahmins, conquered kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, and śūdras eager to serve also brought tribute.
2.78.118
प्रीत्या च बहुमानाच्चाप्युपागच्छन्युधिष्ठिरम् ।
सर्वे म्लेच्छाः सर्ववर्णा आदिमध्यान्तजास्तथा ॥ २.७८.११८ ॥
With affection and great respect they approached Yudhiṣṭhira — all the barbarians, people of every caste, and those born at the beginning, middle and end alike.
2.78.119
नानादेशसमुत्थैश्चन नानाजितिभिरेव च ।
पर्यस्त इव लोकोऽयं युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने ॥ २.७८.११९ ॥
With goods from many lands and many conquests, this whole world seems spread out in Yudhiṣṭhira's dwelling.
2.78.120
उच्चावचानुपग्राहान्राजभिः प्रापितान्बहून् ।
शत्रूणां पश्यतो दुःखान्मुमूर्षा मे व्यजायत ॥ २.७८.१२० ॥
Seeing the many tributes of high and low kind brought by kings, before my enemies, a wish to die in grief arose in me.
2.78.121
भृत्यास्तु ये पाण्डवानां तांस्ते वक्ष्यामि पार्थिव ।
येषामामं च पक्वं च संविधत्ते युधिष्ठिरः ॥ २.७८.१२१ ॥
O king, I will tell you about the servants of the Pāṇḍavas — those for whom Yudhiṣṭhira arranges both raw and cooked food.
2.78.122
अयुतं त्रीणि पद्मानि गजारोहाः ससादिनः ।
थानामर्बुदं चापि पादाता बहवस्तथा ॥ २.७८.१२२ ॥
Ten thousand, three padmas of elephant-riders and horsemen; an arbuda of chariots, and likewise many foot soldiers.
2.78.123
प्रमीयमाणमां च पच्यमानं तथैव च ।
विसृज्यमानं चान्यत्र पुण्याहस्वन एव च ॥ २.७८.१२३ ॥
Raw food being measured out, food being cooked likewise, food being distributed elsewhere, and the sound of the auspicious-day proclamation.
2.78.124
नाभुक्तवन्तं नापीतं नालङ्कृतमसत्कृतम् ।
पश्यं सर्ववर्णानां युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने ॥ २.७८.१२४ ॥
In Yudhiṣṭhira's dwelling, among people of all classes, I have seen no one who has not eaten, nor drunk, nor been adorned, nor been honoured.
2.78.125
अष्टाशीतिसहस्राणि स्नातका गृहमेधिनः ।
त्रिंशद्दासीक एकैको यान्बिभर्ति युधिष्ठिरः।
सुप्रीताः परितृष्टाश्च ते ह्याशंसत्त्यरिक्षयम् ॥ २.७८.१२५ ॥
Eighty-eight thousand householder-graduates of Vedic study — Yudhiṣṭhira supports each of them along with thirty female servants. Greatly pleased and content, they wish for the destruction of the enemy.
2.78.126
दशान्यानि सहस्राणि यतीनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् ।
भुञ्जते रुक्मपात्रीभिर्युधिष्ठिरनिवेशने ॥ २.७८.१२६ ॥
In Yudhiṣṭhira's dwelling, ten thousand other ascetics — celibates whose seed is raised upward — eat from golden vessels.
2.78.127
अभुक्तं भुक्तवद्वापि सर्वमाकुब्जवामनम् ।
अभुञ्जाना याज्ञसेनी प्रत्यवैक्षद्विशाम्पते ॥ २.७८.१२७ ॥
Even what had not been eaten seemed as if eaten; hunchbacks and dwarfs, all of them, were there. O lord of the people, Yājñasenī, not eating, looked around.
2.78.128
द्वौ करौ न प्रयच्छेतां कुन्तीपुत्राय भारत ।
साम्बन्धिकेनपाञ्चालाः सख्येनान्धकवृष्णयः ॥ २.७८.१२८ ॥
O descendant of Bharata, the two hands were not given to the son of Kuntī; the Pāñcālas, through kinship, and the Andhakas and Vṛṣṇis, through friendship, were with him.