"Duryodhana said,--'O sinless one, listen to me as I describe that
large mass of wealth consisting of various kinds of tribute presented
unto Yudhishthira by the kings of the earth. They that dwell by the
side of the river Sailoda flowing between the mountains of Mer and
Mandara and enjoy the delicious shade of topes of the Kichaka bamboo,
viz., the Khashas, Ekasanas, the Arhas, the Pradaras, the Dirghavenus,
the Paradas, the Kulindas, the Tanganas, and the other Tanganas,
brought as tribute heaps of gold measured in dronas (jars) and raised
from underneath the earth by ants and therefore called after these
creatures. The mountain tribes endued with great strength having
brought as tribute numerous Chamaras (long brushes) soft and black and
others white as moon-beam and sweet honey extracted from the flowers
growing on the Himavat as also from the Mishali champaka and garlands
of flowers brought from the region of the northern Kurus, and diverse
kinds of plants from the north even from Kailasa, waited with their
heads bent down at the gate of king Yudhishthira, being refused
permission to enter. I also beheld there numberless chiefs of the
Kiratas armed with cruel weapons and ever engaged in cruel deeds,
eating of fruits and roots and attired in skins and living on the
northern slopes of the Himavat and on the mountain from behind which
the sun rises and in the region of Karusha on the sea-coast and on both
sides of the Lohitya mountains. And, O king, having brought with them
as tribute loads upon loads of sandal and aloe as also black aloe, and
heaps upon heaps of valuable skins and gold and perfumes, and ten
thousand serving-girls of their own race, and many beautiful animals
and birds of remote countries, and much gold of great splendour
procured from mountains, the Kiratas waited at the gate, being refused
permission to enter. The Kairatas, the Daradas, the Darvas, the Suras,
the Vaiamakas, the Audumvaras, the Durvibhagas, the Kumaras, the
Paradas along with the Vahlikas, the Kashmiras, the Ghorakas, the
Hansakayanas, the Sivis, the Trigartas, the Yauddheyas, the ruler of
Madras and the Kaikeyas, the Amvashtas, the Kaukuras, the Tarkshyas,
the Vastrapas along with the Palhavas, the Vashatayas, the Mauleyas
along with the Kshudrakas, and the Malavas, the Paundrayas, the
Kukkuras, the Sakas, the Angas, the Vangas, the Punras, the Sanavatyas,
and the Gayas--these good and well-born Kshatriyas distributed into
regular clans and trained to the use of arms, brought tribute unto king
Yudhishthira by hundreds and thousands. And the Vangas, the Kalingas,
the Magadhas, the Tamraliptas, the Supundrakas, the Dauvalikas, the
Sagarakas, the Patrornas, the Saisavas, and innumerable
Karnapravaranas, who presented themselves at the gate, were told by the
gate-keepers at the command of the king, that if they could wait and
bring good tribute they could obtain admission. Then the kings of those
nations each gave a thousand elephants furnished with tusks like unto
the shafts of ploughs and decked with girdles made of gold, and covered
with fine blankets and therefore, resembling the lotus in hue. And they
were all darkish as rocks and always musty, and procured from the sides
of the Kamyaka lake, and covered with defensive armour. And they were
also exceedingly patient and of the best breed. And having made these
presents, those kings were permitted to enter. O king, these and many
others, coming from various regions, and numberless other illustrious
kings, brought jewels and gems unto this sacrifice. And Chitraratha,
also the king of Gandharvas, the friend of Indra, gave four hundred
horses gifted with the speed of the wind. And the Gandharva Tumvuru
gladly gave a hundred horses of the colour of mango leaf and decked in
gold. And, O thou of the Kuru race, the celebrated king of the Mlechcha
tribe, called the Sukaras, gave many hundreds of excellent elephants.
And Virata, the king of Matsya, gave as tribute two thousand elephants
decked in gold. And king Vasudana from the kingdom of Pansu presented
unto the son of Pandu six and twenty elephants and two thousand horses,
O king, all decked in gold and endued with speed and strength and in
full vigour of youth, and diverse other kinds of wealth. And Yajnasena
presented unto the sons of Pandu for the sacrifice, fourteen thousand
serving-girls and ten thousand serving-men with their wives, many
hundreds of excellent elephants, six and twenty cars with elephants
yoked unto them, and also his whole kingdom. And Vasudeva of the
Vrishni race, in order to enhance the dignity of Arjuna, gave fourteen
thousands of excellent elephants. Indeed, Krishna is the soul of Arjuna
and Arjuna is the soul of Krishna, and whatever Arjuna may say Krishna
is certain to accomplish. And Krishna is capable of abandoning heaven
itself for the sake of Arjuna, and Arjuna also is capable of
sacrificing his life for the sake of Krishna. And the Kings of Chola
and Pandya, though they brought numberless jars of gold filled with
fragrant sandal juice from the hills of Malaya, and loads of sandal and
aloe wood from the Dardduras hills, and many gems of great brilliancy
and fine cloths inlaid with gold, did not obtain permission (to enter).
And the king of the Singhalas gave those best of sea-born gems called
the lapis lazuli, and heaps of pearls also, and hundreds of coverlets
for elephants. And numberless dark-coloured men with the ends of their
eyes red as copper, attired in clothes decked with gems, waited at the
gate with those presents. And numberless Brahmanas and Kshatriyas who
had been vanquished, and Vaisyas and serving Sudras, from love of
Yudhishthira, brought tribute unto the son of Pandu. And even all the
Mlechchas, from love and respect, came unto Yudhishthira. And all
orders of men, good, indifferent and low, belonging to numberless
races, coming from diverse lands made Yudhishthira's habitation the
epitome of the world.'
"'And beholding the kings of the earth to present unto the foes such
excellent and valuable presents, I wished for death out of grief. And O
king, I will now tell thee of the servants of the Pandavas, people for
whom Yudhishthira supplieth food, both cooked and uncooked. There are a
hundred thousand billions of mounted elephants and cavalry and a
hundred millions of cars and countless foot soldiers. At one place raw
provisions are being measured out; at another they are being cooked;
and at another place the foods are being distributed. And the notes of
festivity are being heard everywhere. And amongst men of all orders I
beheld not a single one in the mansion of Yudhishthira that had not
food and drink and ornaments. And eighty-eight thousands of Snataka
Brahmanas leading domestic lives, all supported by Yudhishthira, with
thirty serving-girls given unto each, gratified by the king, always
pray with complacent hearts for the destruction of his foes. And ten
thousands of other ascetics with vital seed drawn up, daily eat of
golden plates in Yudhishthira's palace. And, O king, Yajnaseni, without
having eaten herself, daily seeth whether everybody, including even the
deformed and the dwarfs, hath eaten or not. And, O Bharata, only two do
not pay tribute unto the son of Kunti, viz., the Panchalas in
consequence of their relationship by marriage, and the Andhakas and
Vrishnis in consequence of their friendship.'