mighty hero then vanquished the powerful king of the
mountainous regions. And the son of Pandu then
slew in a fierce encounter, by the strength of his
arms, the mighty king who dwelt in Madagiri.
And the Pandava then, O king, subjugated in battle
those strong and brave heroes of fierce prowess,
viz.,
the heroic and mighty Vasudeva, the king of Pundra
and king Mahaujah who reigned in Kausika-kachchha,
and then attacked the king of Vanga. And having
vanquished Samudrasena and king Chandrasena and Tamralipta,
and also the king of the Karvatas and the ruler of
the Suhmas, as also the kings that dwelt on the sea-shore,
that bull among the Bharatas then conquered all Mlechchha
tribes. The mighty son of the wind-god having
thus conquered various countries, and exacting tributes
from them all advanced towards Lohity. And the
son of Pandu then made all the Mlechchha kings dwelling
in the marshy regions on the sea-coast, pay tributes
and various kinds of wealth, and sandal wood and aloes,
and clothes and gems, and pearls and blankets and
gold and silver and valuable corals. The Mlechchha
kings showered upon the illustrious son of Kunti a
thick downpour of wealth consisting of coins and gems
counted by hundreds of millions. Then returning
to Indraprastha, Bhima of terrible prowess offered
the whole of that wealth unto king Yudhisthira the
just.”
Vaisampayana said,—“thus also Sahadeva,
dismissed with affection by king Yudhisthira the just,
marched towards the southern direction accompanied
by a mighty host. Strong in strength, that mighty
prince of the Kuru race, vanquishing completely at
the outset the Surasenas, brought the king of Matsya
under his sway. And the hero then, defeating Dantavakra,
the mighty king of the Adhirajas and making him pay
tribute, re-established him on his throne. The
prince then brought under his sway Sukumara and then
king Sumitra, and he next vanquished the other Matsyas
and then the Patacharas. Endued with great intelligence,
the Kuru warrior then conquered soon enough the country
of the Nishadas and also the high hill called Gosringa,
and that lord of earth called Srenimat. And subjugating
next the country called Navarashtra, the hero marched
against Kuntibhoja, who with great willingness accepted
the sway of the conquering hero. And marching
thence to the banks of the Charmanwati, the Kuru warrior
met the son of king Jamvaka, who had, on account of
old hostilities, been defeated before by Vasudeva.
O Bharata, the son of Jamvaka gave battle to Sahadeva.
And Sahadeva defeating the prince marched towards
the south. The mighty warrior then vanquished
the Sekas and others, and exacted tributes from them
and also various kinds of gems and wealth. Allying
himself with the vanquished tribes the prince then
marched towards the countries that lay on the banks
of the Narmada. And defeating there in battle
the two heroic kings of Avanti, called Vinda and Anuvinda,
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