tribute) innumerable skins, black, darkish, and red,
of the deer Kadali, as also numberless blankets of
excellent textures. And hundreds and thousands
and thousands of she-elephants and thirty thousand
she-camels wander within the palace, for the kings
of the earth brought them all as tribute to the capital
of the Pandavas. And, O lord of earth, the kings
also brought unto this foremost of sacrifices heaps
upon heaps of jewels and gems for the son of Kunti.
Never before did I see or hear of such enormous wealth
as was brought unto the sacrifice of the intelligent
sons of Pandu. And, O king, beholding that enormous
collection of wealth belonging to the foe, I can not
enjoy peace of mind. Hundreds of Brahmanas supported
by the grants that Yudhishthira hath given them and
possessing wealth of kine, waited at the palace gate
with three thousands of millions of tribute but were
prevented by the keepers from entering the mansion.
Bringing with them clarified butter in handsome Kamandalus
made of gold, they did not obtain admission into the
palace, and Ocean himself brought unto him in vessels
of white copper the nectar that is generated within
his waters and which is much superior to that which
flowers and annual plants produce for Sakra. And
Vasudeva (at the conclusion of the sacrifice) having
brought an excellent conch bathed the Sun of Pritha
with sea water brought in thousand jars of gold, all
well adorned with numerous gems. Beholding all
this I became feverish with jealousy. Those jars
had been taken to the Eastern and the Southern oceans.
And they had also been taken on the shoulders of men
to the Western ocean, O bull among men. And,
O father, although none but birds only can go to the
Northern region Arjuna, having gone thither, exacted
as tribute a vast quantity of wealth. There is
another wonderful incident also which I will relate
to thee. O listen to me. When a hundred thousand
Brahmanas were fed, it had been arranged that to notify
this act every day conches would be blown in a chorus.
But, O Bharata, I continually heard conches blown
there almost repeatedly. And hearing those notes
my hair stood on end. And, O great king, that
palatial compound, filled with innumerable monarchs
that came there as spectators, looked exceedingly
handsome like the cloudless firmament with stars.
And, O king of men, the monarchs came into that sacrifice
of the wise son of Pandu bringing with them every
kind of wealth. And the kings that came there
became like Vaisyas the distributors of food unto
the Brahmanas that were fed. And O king, the
prosperity that I beheld of Yudhishthira was such that
neither the chief himself of the celestials, nor Yama
or Varuna, nor the lord of the Guhyakas owneth the
same. And beholding that great prosperity of the
son of Pandu, my heart burneth and I cannot enjoy peace.