The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose: Sabha Parva
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The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa Translated into English Prose: Sabha Parva
Epic literature, Sanskrit
some cannibals and many possessing only one leg, I say, O king,
standing at the gate, being refused permission to enter. And these
diverse rulers brought as tribute ten thousand asses of diverse hues
and black necks and huge bodies and great speed and much docility and
celebrated all over the world. And these asses were all of goodly size
and delightful colour. And they were all bred on the coast of Vankhu.
And there were many kings that gave unto Yudhishthira much gold and
silver. And having given much tribute they obtained admission into the
palace of Yudhishthira. The people that came there possessing only one
leg gave unto Yudhishthira many wild horses, some of which were as red
as the cochineal, and some white, and some possessing the hues of the
rainbow and some looking like evening clouds, and some that were of
variegated colour. And they were all endued with the speed of the mind.
And they also gave unto the king enough gold of superior quality. I
also saw numberless Chins and Sakas and Uddras and many barbarous
tribes living in the woods, and many Vrishnis and Harahunas, and dusky
tribes of the Himavat, and many Nipas and people residing in regions on
the sea-coast, waiting at the gate being refused permission to enter.
And the people of Valhika gave unto him as tribute ten thousand asses,
of goodly size and black necks and daily running two hundred miles, And
those asses were of many shapes. And they were well-trained and
celebrated all over the world. And possessed of symmetrical proportion
and excellent colour, their skins were pleasant to the touch. And the
Valhikas also presented numerous blankets of woollen texture
manufactured in Chin and numerous skins of the Ranku deer, and clothes
manufactured from jute, and others woven with the threads spun by
insects. And they also gave thousands of other clothes not made of
cotton, possessing the colour of the lotus. And these were all of
smooth texture. And they also gave soft sheep-skins by thousands. And
they also gave many sharp and long swords and scimitars, and hatchets
and fine-edged battle-axes manufactured in the western countries. And
having presented perfumes and jewels and gems of various kinds by
thousands as tribute, they waited at the gate, being refused admission
into the palace. And the Sakas and Tukhatas and Tukharas and Kankas and
Romakas and men with horns bringing with them as tribute numerous large
elephants and ten thousand horses, and hundreds and hundreds of
millions of gold waited at the gate, being refused permission to enter.
And the kings of the eastern countries having presented numerous
valuable articles including many costly carpets and vehicles and beds,
and armours of diverse hues decked with jewels and gold and ivory, and
weapons of various kinds, and cars of various shapes and handsome make
and adorned with gold, with well-trained horses trimmed with tiger
skins, and rich and variegated blankets for caprisoning elephants, and
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