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
"Thus addressed, Arjuna, surrounded by a large host, set out in that
celestial car of wonderful achievements he had obtained from Agni. And
Bhimasena also, and those bull among men, the twins, dismissed with
affection by Yudhishthira the just set out, each at the head of a large
army. And Arjuna, the son of the chastiser of Paka then brought under
subjugation that direction (the North) which was presided over by the
Lord of treasures. And Bhimasena overcome by force the East and
Sahadeva the South, and Nakula, O king, acquainted with all the
weapons, conquered the West. Thus while his brothers were so employed,
the exalted king Yudishthira the just stayed within Khandavaprastha in
the enjoyment of great affluence in the midst of friends and relatives."
"Bhagadatta, hearing this, said,--'O thou who hast Kunto for thy
mother, as thou art to me, so is Yudhishthira also. I shall do all
this. Tell me, what else I may do for thee.'"
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Vaisampayana continued,--"thus addressed, Dhananjaya replied unto
Bhagadatta, saying,--'If thou wilt give thy promise to do this, thou
hast done all I desire.' And having thus subjugated the king of
Pragjyotisha, Dhananjaya of long arms, the son of Kunti, then marched
towards the north--the direction presided over by the lord of
treasures. That bull amongst men, that son of Kunti, then conquered the
mountainous tracts and their outskirts, as also the hilly regions. And
having conquered all the mountains and the kings that reigned there,
and bringing them under his sway, he exacted tributes from all. And
winning the affections of those kings and uniting himself with them, he
next marched, O king, against Vrihanta, the king of Uluka, making this
earth tremble with the sound of his drums, the clatter of his
chariot-wheels, and the roar of the elephants in his train. Vrihanta,
however, quickly coming out of his city followed by his army consisting
of four kinds of troops, gave battle to Falguna (Arjuna). And the fight
that took place between Vrihanta and Dhananjaya was terrible. It so
happened that Vrihanta was unable to bear the prowess of the son of
Pandu. Then that invincible king of the mountainous region regarding
the son of Kunti irresistible, approached him with all his wealth.
Arjuna snatched out the kingdom from Vrihanta, but having made peace
with him marched, accompanied by that king, against Senavindu whom he
soon expelled from his kingdom. After this he subjugated Modapura,
Vamadeva, Sudaman, Susankula, the Northern Ulukas, and the kings of
those countries and peoples. Hereafter at the command of Yudhishthira,
O monarch, Arjuna did not move from the city of Senavindu but sent his
troops only and brought under his sway those five countries and
peoples. For Arjuna, having arrived at Devaprastha, the city of
Senavindu, took up his quarters there with his army consisting of four
kinds of forces. Thence, surrounded by the kings and the peoples he had
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