Bhima Prepares the Sacrificial Ground and the Kings Assemble

Verse 1 (14.86.1)

न्यवर्तत ततो वाजी येन नागाह्वयं पुरम् । तं निवृत्तं तु शुश्राव चारेणैव युधिष्ठिरः । श्रुत्वाऽर्जुनं कुशलिनं स च हृष्टमनाऽभवत् ॥

nyavartata tato vājī yena nāgāhvayaṃ puram | taṃ nivṛttaṃ tu śuśrāva cāreṇaiva yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | śrutvā'rjunaṃ kuśalinaṃ sa ca hṛṣṭamanā'bhavat

Then the horse turned back toward the city called Nagahvaya, Hastinapura. Yudhishthira heard through his spies that it had returned, and hearing that Arjuna was safe, he became glad at heart.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 14,086.001c ("nyavartata tato vājī yena nāgāhvayaṃ puram"; the critical edition's line 001a and star 001b*0159_01 stand at the end of Wikisource 85, verse 24); lines 2-3 = CE 14,086.002a,c. Wikisource prints the three lines as one verse.

Verse 2 (14.86.2)

विजयस्य च तत्कर्म गान्धारविषये तदा । श्रुत्वा चान्येषु देशेषु स सुप्रीतोऽभवत्तदा ॥

vijayasya ca tatkarma gāndhāraviṣaye tadā | śrutvā cānyeṣu deśeṣu sa suprīto'bhavattadā

Hearing of Vijaya's exploit in the land of Gandhara and in the other countries, he was then greatly pleased.

Verse 3 (14.86.3)

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु द्वादशीं माघमासिकीम् । इष्टं गृहीत्वा नक्षत्रं धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः ॥

etasminneva kāle tu dvādaśīṃ māghamāsikīm | iṣṭaṃ gṛhītvā nakṣatraṃ dharmarājo yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

At that very time, on the twelfth day of the month of Magha, having taken the auspicious lunar mansion, Yudhishthira, the king of dharma,

Verse 4 (14.86.4)

समानीय महातेजाः सर्वान्भ्रातॄन्महीपतिः । भीमं च नकुलं चैव सहदेवं च कौरव ॥

samānīya mahātejāḥ sarvānbhrātṝnmahīpatiḥ | bhīmaṃ ca nakulaṃ caiva sahadevaṃ ca kaurava

the greatly radiant lord of the earth, having called together all his brothers, Bhima, Nakula and Sahadeva, O Kaurava,

Verse 5 (14.86.5)

प्रोवाचेदं वचः काले तदा धर्मभृतांवरः । आमन्त्र्य वदतां श्रेष्ठो भीमं प्रहरतां वरम् ॥

provācedaṃ vacaḥ kāle tadā dharmabhṛtāṃvaraḥ | āmantrya vadatāṃ śreṣṭho bhīmaṃ praharatāṃ varam

then spoke these words at the proper time, the best of those who uphold dharma and the best of speakers, addressing Bhima, the best of fighters:

Verse 6 (14.86.6)

आयाति भीमसेनासौ सहाश्वेन तवानुजः । यथा मे पुरुषाः प्राहुर्ये धनंजयसारिणः ॥

āyāti bhīmasenāsau sahāśvena tavānujaḥ | yathā me puruṣāḥ prāhurye dhanaṃjayasāriṇaḥ

"Bhimasena, your younger brother is coming with the horse, as the men who accompany Dhananjaya have told me.

Verse 7 (14.86.7)

उपस्थितश्च कालोऽयमभितो वर्तते हयः । माघी च पौर्णमासीयं मासः शेषो वृकोदर ॥

upasthitaśca kālo'yamabhito vartate hayaḥ | māghī ca paurṇamāsīyaṃ māsaḥ śeṣo vṛkodara

The time has arrived, and the horse is moving about nearby. This is the full moon of Magha; one month remains, Vrikodara.

Verse 8 (14.86.8)

तत्प्रस्थाप्यन्तु विद्वांसो ब्राह्मणा वेदपारगाः । वाजिमेधार्थसिद्ध्यर्थं देशं पश्यन्तु यज्ञियम् ॥

tatprasthāpyantu vidvāṃso brāhmaṇā vedapāragāḥ | vājimedhārthasiddhyarthaṃ deśaṃ paśyantu yajñiyam

So let learned Brahmins, masters of the Veda, set out and survey a place fit for the sacrifice, for the accomplishment of the horse sacrifice."

Verse 9 (14.86.9)

इत्युक्तः स तु तच्चक्रे भीमो नृपतिशासनम् । हृष्टः श्रुत्वा गुडाकेशमायान्तं पुरुषर्षभम् ॥

ityuktaḥ sa tu taccakre bhīmo nṛpatiśāsanam | hṛṣṭaḥ śrutvā guḍākeśamāyāntaṃ puruṣarṣabham

Thus told, Bhima carried out the king's command, gladdened to hear that Gudakesha, the best of men, was coming.

Note on the text: Corrected गुडोकेश → गुडाकेश (misprint in Wikisource; गुडोकेश is not a word; the epithet of Arjuna is Gudakesha). Line 2 reads गुडाकेशमायान्तं पुरुषर्षभम् against the critical edition's नरपतेरायान्तं सव्यसाचिनम् (narapater āyāntaṃ savyasācinam); recension variant, kept.

Verse 10 (14.86.10)

ततो ययौ भीमसेनः प्राज्ञैः स्थपतिभिः सह । ब्राह्मणानग्रतः कृत्वा कुशलान्यज्ञकर्मणि ॥

tato yayau bhīmasenaḥ prājñaiḥ sthapatibhiḥ saha | brāhmaṇānagrataḥ kṛtvā kuśalānyajñakarmaṇi

Then Bhimasena went with wise master-builders, putting in front the Brahmins skilled in the rites of sacrifice.

Note on the text: The critical edition has a star line after line 2 (14,086.011d*0160_01) that Wikisource lacks.

Verse 11 (14.86.11)

तं ससालचयं श्रीमत्सप्रतोलीसुघट्टितम् । मापयामास कौरव्यो यज्ञवाटं यथाविधि ॥

taṃ sasālacayaṃ śrīmatsapratolīsughaṭṭitam | māpayāmāsa kauravyo yajñavāṭaṃ yathāvidhi

Kauravya had the splendid sacrificial ground measured out as the rules direct, with its ramparts and well built with gateways.

Note on the text: Corrected यताविधि → यथाविधि (misprint in Wikisource; त for थ; the critical edition reads yathāvidhi). Line 1 reads तं ससालचयं श्रीमत्सप्रतोलीसुघट्टितम् against the critical edition's तं सशालचयग्रामं संप्रतोलीविटङ्किनम् (taṃ saśālacayagrāmaṃ saṃpratolīviṭaṅkinam); recension variant, kept.

Verse 12 (14.86.12)

प्रासादशतसम्बन्धं मणिप्रवरकुट्टिमम् । सदः स पत्नीसदनं साग्नीध्रमपि चोत्तरम् । कारयामास विधिवद्धेमरत्नविभूषितम् ॥

prāsādaśatasambandhaṃ maṇipravarakuṭṭimam | sadaḥ sa patnīsadanaṃ sāgnīdhramapi cottaram | kārayāmāsa vidhivaddhemaratnavibhūṣitam

Joined with hundreds of mansions and floored with the finest gems, he had made according to the rule the sadas hall, the quarters of the sacrificer's wife, the Agnidhra's shed and the northern altar, adorned with gold and jewels.

Note on the text: Corrected विदिवद्धेम → विधिवद्धेम (misprint in Wikisource; द for ध; the critical edition reads vidhivan maṇihema-). Removed the stray backtick and quote marks around line 2 (and the doubled danda). Line 1 = star line 14,086.012d*0161_01 ("prāsādaśatasaṃbādhaṃ maṇipravarakuṭṭikam"; Wikisource reads सम्बन्धं …कुट्टिमम्, variant, kept); lines 2-3 = CE 14,086.013a,c (line 3 reads हेमरत्न- for the critical edition's मणिहेम-; variant, kept). Wikisource prints the three lines as one verse.

Verse 13 (14.86.13)

स्तंभान्कनकचित्रांश्च तोरणानि बृहन्ति च । यज्ञायतनदेशेषु दत्त्वा शुद्धं च काञ्चनम् ॥

staṃbhānkanakacitrāṃśca toraṇāni bṛhanti ca | yajñāyatanadeśeṣu dattvā śuddhaṃ ca kāñcanam

In the parts of the sacrificial precinct he set up pillars decorated with gold and great archways, and gave pure gold for their adornment.

Note on the text: Corrected यज्ञायतनदेशेशु → यज्ञायतनदेशेषु (misprint in Wikisource; श for ष; the critical edition reads yajñāyatanadeśeṣu).

Verse 14 (14.86.14)

अन्तःपुराणां राज्ञां च नानादेशसमीयुषाम् । कारयामास धर्मात्मा तत्रतत्र यथाविधि ॥

antaḥpurāṇāṃ rājñāṃ ca nānādeśasamīyuṣām | kārayāmāsa dharmātmā tatratatra yathāvidhi

The righteous-souled one had inner apartments built here and there, as the rules direct, for the kings who had come from many countries.

Note on the text: Line 1 reads अन्तःपुराणां against the critical edition's अन्तःपुराणि (antaḥpurāṇi); recension variant, kept.

Verse 15 (14.86.15)

ब्राह्मणानां च वेश्मानि नानादेशसमीयुषाम् । कारयामास कौन्तेयो विधिवत्तान्यनेकशः ॥

brāhmaṇānāṃ ca veśmāni nānādeśasamīyuṣām | kārayāmāsa kaunteyo vidhivattānyanekaśaḥ

And Kunti's son had many houses built, as the rules direct, for the Brahmins who had come from many countries.

Note on the text: Corrected ब्राह्मणानां न वेश्मानि → ब्राह्मणानां च वेश्मानि (misprint in Wikisource; न for च; the critical edition reads brāhmaṇānāṃ ca veśmāni). Line 2 reads कौन्तेयो विधिवत्तान्यनेकशः against the critical edition's भीमः स विविधानि ह्यनेकशः (bhīmaḥ sa vividhāni hy anekaśaḥ); recension variant, kept.

Verse 16 (14.86.16)

तथा सम्प्रेषयामास दूतान्नृपतिशासनात् । भीमसेनो महाबाहो राज्ञामक्लिष्टकर्मणाम् ॥

tathā sampreṣayāmāsa dūtānnṛpatiśāsanāt | bhīmaseno mahābāho rājñāmakliṣṭakarmaṇām

On the king's command, mighty-armed Bhimasena then sent messengers to the kings of untiring deeds.

Verse 17 (14.86.17)

ते प्रियार्थं कुरुपतेराययुर्नृपसत्तम । रत्नान्यनेकान्यादाय स्त्रियोऽश्वानायुधानि च ॥

te priyārthaṃ kurupaterāyayurnṛpasattama | ratnānyanekānyādāya striyo'śvānāyudhāni ca

To please the lord of the Kurus they came, O best of kings, bringing many jewels, women, horses and weapons.

Verse 18 (14.86.18)

तेषां निर्विशतां तेषु शिबिरेषु महात्मनाम् । नर्दतः सागरस्येव दिवस्पृगभवत्स्वनः ॥

teṣāṃ nirviśatāṃ teṣu śibireṣu mahātmanām | nardataḥ sāgarasyeva divaspṛgabhavatsvanaḥ

As those great-souled kings settled into their camps, the din rose up and touched the sky like the roar of the sea.

Note on the text: Wikisource's verse (तेषां निर्विशतां तेषु शिबिरेषु महात्मनाम् / नर्दतः सागरस्येव दिवस्पृगभवत्स्वनः) is the same as the critical edition's 14.86.19 (…śibireṣu sahasraśaḥ / nardataḥ sāgarasyeva śabdo divam ivāspṛśat) in different wording; recension variant, kept.

Verse 19 (14.86.19)

प्रत्युद्गम्य नमस्कृत्य ब्राह्मणांश्च न्यवेदयत् ॥

pratyudgamya namaskṛtya brāhmaṇāṃśca nyavedayat

Going out to receive them and bowing to the Brahmins, he made their arrival known.

Note on the text: Removed the stray backtick and quote marks and the doubled danda. Not in the critical edition's numbered text: star line 14,086.019d*0162_01. Wikisource prints it as a single line (14-86-19a).

Verse 20 (14.86.20)

तेषामभ्यागतानां च स राजा कुरुवर्धनः । व्यादिदेशान्नपानानि शय्याश्चाप्यतिमानुषाः ॥

teṣāmabhyāgatānāṃ ca sa rājā kuruvardhanaḥ | vyādideśānnapānāni śayyāścāpyatimānuṣāḥ

For those who had arrived, that king, the increaser of the Kurus, ordered food and drink and beds of a more than human excellence.

Note on the text: Line 1 reads राजा कुरुवर्धनः against the critical edition's राजा राजीवलोचनः (rājā rājīvalocanaḥ); recension variant, kept.

Verse 21 (14.86.21)

वाहनानां च विविधाः शालाः शालीक्षुगोरसैः । उपेता भरतश्रेष्ठो व्यादिदेश स धर्मराट् ॥

vāhanānāṃ ca vividhāḥ śālāḥ śālīkṣugorasaiḥ | upetā bharataśreṣṭho vyādideśa sa dharmarāṭ

For their conveyances, too, he ordered stables of many kinds, supplied with rice, sugarcane and milk products, the best of the Bharatas, Dharmaraja.

Note on the text: Line 2 reads उपेता भरतश्रेष्ठो against the critical edition's उपेताः पुरुषव्याघ्र (upetāḥ puruṣavyāghra); recension variant, kept.

Verse 22 (14.86.22)

वर्णाः पृथक्सन्निविष्टा ह्युत्तरोत्तरपूजिताः । तथा तस्मिन्महायज्ञे धर्मराजस्य धीमतः । समाजग्मुर्मुनिगणा बहवो ब्रह्मवादिनः ॥

varṇāḥ pṛthaksanniviṣṭā hyuttarottarapūjitāḥ | tathā tasminmahāyajñe dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ | samājagmurmunigaṇā bahavo brahmavādinaḥ

The castes were lodged separately, each honoured more than the one before. And at that great sacrifice of wise Dharmaraja, many groups of sages, expounders of the Veda, assembled.

Note on the text: Removed the stray backtick and quote mark around line 1. Line 1 = star line 14,086.021d*0163_01; lines 2-3 = CE 14,086.022a,c. Wikisource prints the three lines as one verse.

Verse 23 (14.86.23)

ये च द्विजातिप्रवरास्तत्रासन्पृथिवीपते । समाजग्मुः सशिष्यांस्तान्प्रतिजग्राह कौरवः ॥

ye ca dvijātipravarāstatrāsanpṛthivīpate | samājagmuḥ saśiṣyāṃstānpratijagrāha kauravaḥ

And the best of the twice-born who were there, O lord of the earth, came with their disciples, and the Kaurava received them.

Verse 24 (14.86.24)

सर्वांश्च ताननुययौ यावदावसथान्प्रति । स्वयमेव महातेजा दंभं त्यक्त्वा युधिष्ठिरः ॥

sarvāṃśca tānanuyayau yāvadāvasathānprati | svayameva mahātejā daṃbhaṃ tyaktvā yudhiṣṭhiraḥ

And he himself, the greatly radiant Yudhishthira, putting aside all pride, followed every one of them as far as their lodgings.

Verse 25 (14.86.25)

ततः कृत्वा स्थपतयः शिल्पिनोऽन्ये च ये तदा । कृत्स्नं यज्ञविधिं राजन्धर्मराजे न्यवेदयन् ॥

tataḥ kṛtvā sthapatayaḥ śilpino'nye ca ye tadā | kṛtsnaṃ yajñavidhiṃ rājandharmarāje nyavedayan

Then the master-builders and the other craftsmen, their work done, reported the entire arrangement of the sacrifice to Dharmaraja, O king.

Note on the text: Corrected न्यवेदयन → न्यवेदयन् (misprint in Wikisource; a missing halant; the critical edition reads nyavedayan). Line 2 reads धर्मराजे against the critical edition's धर्मराज्ञे (dharmarājñe), the same word.

Verse 26 (14.86.26)

तच्छ्रुत्वा धर्मराजस्तु कृतं सर्वमतन्द्रितः । हृष्टरूपोऽभवद्राजन्सह भ्रातृभिरादृतः ॥

tacchrutvā dharmarājastu kṛtaṃ sarvamatandritaḥ | hṛṣṭarūpo'bhavadrājansaha bhrātṛbhirādṛtaḥ

Hearing that everything had been done, Dharmaraja, tireless, became glad, honoured by his brothers.

Note on the text: The critical edition has a star line (14,086.026c*0164_01) that Wikisource lacks. Line 1 reads कृतं सर्वमतन्द्रितः against the critical edition's कृतं सर्वमनिन्दितम्; recension variant, kept.

Verse 27 (14.86.27)

तस्मिन्यज्ञे प्रवृत्ते तु वाग्मिनो हेतुवादिनः । हेतुवादान्बहूनाहुः परस्परजिगीषवः ॥

tasminyajñe pravṛtte tu vāgmino hetuvādinaḥ | hetuvādānbahūnāhuḥ parasparajigīṣavaḥ

When the sacrifice had begun, eloquent debaters, men of argument, put forward many arguments, each eager to defeat the other.

Verse 28 (14.86.28)

ददृशुस्तं नृपतयो यज्ञस्य विधिमुत्तमम् । देवेन्द्रस्येव विहितं भीमसेनेन भारत ॥

dadṛśustaṃ nṛpatayo yajñasya vidhimuttamam | devendrasyeva vihitaṃ bhīmasenena bhārata

The kings saw the supreme arrangement of that sacrifice, as if it had been laid out for the lord of the gods, set up by Bhimasena, O Bharata.

Verse 29 (14.86.29)

ददृशुस्तोरणान्यत्र शातकुंभमयानि ते । शय्यासनविहारांश्च सुबहून्रत्नसंचयान् ॥

dadṛśustoraṇānyatra śātakuṃbhamayāni te | śayyāsanavihārāṃśca subahūnratnasaṃcayān

They saw there gateways made of gold, and beds, seats and pleasure-grounds, and very many heaps of jewels.

Note on the text: Line 2 reads सुबहून्रत्नसंचयान् against the critical edition's सुबहून् रत्नभूषितान् (subahūn ratnabhūṣitān); recension variant, kept.

Verse 30 (14.86.30)

घटान्पात्रीः कटाहानि कलशान्वर्धमानकान् । न हि किञ्चिदसौवर्णमपश्यन्वसुधाधिपाः ॥

ghaṭānpātrīḥ kaṭāhāni kalaśānvardhamānakān | na hi kiñcidasauvarṇamapaśyanvasudhādhipāḥ

Jars, pots, cauldrons, pitchers and bowls: the kings saw nothing there that was not of gold.

Verse 31 (14.86.31)

यूपांश्च शास्त्रपठितान्दारवान्हेमभूषितान् । उपक्लृप्तान्यथाकालं विधिवद्भूरिवर्चसः ॥

yūpāṃśca śāstrapaṭhitāndāravānhemabhūṣitān | upaklṛptānyathākālaṃ vidhivadbhūrivarcasaḥ

They saw the wooden sacrificial posts prescribed by the scriptures, adorned with gold, set up in due time and in due form, of great splendour.

Verse 32 (14.86.32)

स्थलजा जलजा ये च पशवः केचन प्रभो । सर्वानेव समानीतानपश्यंस्तत्र ते नृपाः ॥

sthalajā jalajā ye ca paśavaḥ kecana prabho | sarvāneva samānītānapaśyaṃstatra te nṛpāḥ

Whatever animals there were, O lord, born on land or in water, the kings saw them all brought together there.

Note on the text: Corrected स्थलजाक → स्थलजा (misprint in Wikisource; a stray क; the critical edition reads sthalajā jalajā ye ca). Line 2 reads सर्वानेव समानीतानपश्यंस्तत्र ते नृपाः against the critical edition's …तान् अपश्यन्त ते नृपाः; recension variant, kept.

Verse 33 (14.86.33)

गाश्चैव महिषीश्चैव तथा वृद्धस्त्रियोपि च । औदकानि च सत्वानि श्वापदानि वयांसि च ॥

gāścaiva mahiṣīścaiva tathā vṛddhastriyopi ca | audakāni ca satvāni śvāpadāni vayāṃsi ca

Cows and buffaloes, and aged women too, creatures of the water, wild beasts and birds,

Verse 34 (14.86.34)

जरायुजाण्डजातानि स्वेदजान्युद्भिदानि च । पर्वतानूपजातानि भूतानि ददृशुश्च ते ॥

jarāyujāṇḍajātāni svedajānyudbhidāni ca | parvatānūpajātāni bhūtāni dadṛśuśca te

creatures born from the womb and from the egg, from sweat and from sprouts, born on the mountains and in marshy lands: all these beings they saw.

Note on the text: Line 2 reads पर्वतानूपजातानि against the critical edition's पर्वतानूपवन्यानि (parvatānūpavanyāni); recension variant, kept. The critical edition has a star line (14,087.008d*0165_01) that Wikisource lacks.

Verse 35 (14.86.35)

एवं प्रमुदितं सर्वं पशुगोधनधान्यतः । यज्ञवाटं नृपा दृष्ट्वा परं विस्मयमागताः ॥

evaṃ pramuditaṃ sarvaṃ paśugodhanadhānyataḥ | yajñavāṭaṃ nṛpā dṛṣṭvā paraṃ vismayamāgatāḥ

Seeing the sacrificial ground thus gladdened with animals, cattle, wealth and grain, the kings were filled with great wonder.

Note on the text: Line 1 = CE 14,087.009a; line 2 = CE 14,087.009c (the critical edition reads "vismayam āgaman" for Wikisource's विस्मयमागताः; variant, kept).

Verse 36 (14.86.36)

अनिशं दीयते च स्म तत्र भोज्यं पृथग्विधम् । ब्राह्मणानां विशां चैव बहुमृष्टान्नमृद्धिमत् ॥

aniśaṃ dīyate ca sma tatra bhojyaṃ pṛthagvidham | brāhmaṇānāṃ viśāṃ caiva bahumṛṣṭānnamṛddhimat

Food of many kinds was given there without a pause to the Brahmins and to the common people alike, richly supplied, with plenty of well-prepared dishes.

Note on the text: Removed the stray backtick and quote marks (and the doubled danda) around line 1. Line 1 = star line 14,087.009d*0166_01; line 2 = CE 14,087.009e.

Verse 37 (14.86.37)

पूर्णे शतसहस्रे तु विप्राणां तत्र भुञ्जताम् । दुन्दुभिर्मेघनिर्घोषो मुहुर्मुहुरताड्यत । विननादासकृच्चापि दिवसेदिवसे गते ॥

pūrṇe śatasahasre tu viprāṇāṃ tatra bhuñjatām | dundubhirmeghanirghoṣo muhurmuhuratāḍyata | vinanādāsakṛccāpi divasedivase gate

Whenever a hundred thousand Brahmins had eaten there, a drum with a sound like thunder was beaten again and again, and it sounded repeatedly as day after day passed.

Note on the text: Corrected तत्रि → तत्र (misprint in Wikisource; a stray इ-matra; the critical edition reads tatra). Lines 1-2 = CE 14,087.010a,c; line 3 is a variant of CE 14,087.011a ("vinanādāsakṛt so 'tha divase divase tadā"); recension variant, kept.

Verse 38 (14.86.38)

एवं स ववृते यज्ञो धर्मराजस्य धीमतः । अन्नस्य सुबहून्राजन्नुत्सर्गान्पर्वतोपमान् । दधिकुल्याश्च ददृशुः सर्पिषश्च ह्रदाञ्जनाः ॥

evaṃ sa vavṛte yajño dharmarājasya dhīmataḥ | annasya subahūnrājannutsargānparvatopamān | dadhikulyāśca dadṛśuḥ sarpiṣaśca hradāñjanāḥ

So the sacrifice of the wise Dharmaraja went on. There people saw heaps of food, O king, as high as mountains, streams of curds, and lakes of ghee.

Note on the text: Corrected दधिकुल्याशअच → दधिकुल्याश्च (misprint in Wikisource; a stray अ for the conjunct श्च; the critical edition reads dadhikulyāś ca). Line 1 = CE 14,087.011c; lines 2-3 = CE 14,087.012a,c (line 2 reads सुबहून्राजन्नुत्सर्गान् for the critical edition's बहवो राजन्नुत्सर्गाः, the same sense with the accusative; variant, kept).

Verse 39 (14.86.39)

जंबूद्वीपो हि सकलो नानाजनपदायुतः । राजन्नदृश्यतैकस्थो राज्ञस्तस्य महामखे ॥

jaṃbūdvīpo hi sakalo nānājanapadāyutaḥ | rājannadṛśyataikastho rājñastasya mahāmakhe

The whole of Jambudvipa, with its many countries, seemed gathered into one place, O king, at that king's great sacrifice.

Note on the text: Corrected नानजनपदायुतः → नानाजनपदायुतः (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped आ; the critical edition reads nānājanapadāyutaḥ). Corrected राजन्नदृस्यतैकस्थो → राजन्नदृश्यतैकस्थो (misprint in Wikisource; स for श; the critical edition reads rājann adṛśyataikastho).

Verse 40 (14.86.40)

तत्र जातिसहस्राणि पुरुषाणां ततस्ततः । गृहीत्वा धनमाजग्मुर्बहूनि भरतर्षभ ॥

tatra jātisahasrāṇi puruṣāṇāṃ tatastataḥ | gṛhītvā dhanamājagmurbahūni bharatarṣabha

Thousands of communities of men came there from all quarters, bringing wealth, many of them, O best of the Bharatas.

Note on the text: Corrected धमाजग्मुर् → धनमाजग्मुर् (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped न; the critical edition reads dhanam ājagmuḥ).

Verse 41 (14.86.41)

स्रग्विणश्चापि ते सर्वे सुमुष्टमणिकुण्डलाः । पर्यवेषन्द्विजातींस्ताञ्शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥

sragviṇaścāpi te sarve sumuṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalāḥ | paryaveṣandvijātīṃstāñśataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ

All of them wore garlands and bright polished jewelled earrings, and they served the twice-born in hundreds and thousands.

Note on the text: Corrected स्रग्विणश्तापि → स्रग्विणश्चापि (misprint in Wikisource; त for च; the critical edition reads sragviṇaś cāpi). Line 1 reads स्रग्विणश्चापि ते सर्वे against the critical edition's राजानः स्रग्विणश्चापि (rājānaḥ sragviṇaś cāpi); line 2 reads द्विजातींस्ताञ्शतशोऽथ against द्विजाग्र्यांस्तान् (dvijāgryāṃs tān); recension variants, kept.

Verse 42 (14.86.42)

विविधान्यन्नपानानि पुरुषा येऽनुयायिनः । ते वै नृपोपभोज्यानि ब्राह्मणानां ददुश्च ह ॥

vividhānyannapānāni puruṣā ye'nuyāyinaḥ | te vai nṛpopabhojyāni brāhmaṇānāṃ daduśca ha

The attendants who followed the kings gave the Brahmins the various foods and drinks fit for the enjoyment of kings.

Note on the text: Line 2 reads ते वै नृपोपभोज्यानि ब्राह्मणानां ददुश्च ह against the critical edition's तेषां नृपोपभोज्यानि ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददुः स्म ते; recension variant, kept.