Arjuna Conquers the Northern Mountain Kingdoms

Verse 1 (2.28.1)

एवमुक्तः प्रत्युवाच भगदत्तं धनञ्जयः । अनेनैव कृतं सर्वं भविष्यत्यनुजानता ॥

evamuktaḥ pratyuvāca bhagadattaṃ dhanañjayaḥ | anenaiva kṛtaṃ sarvaṃ bhaviṣyatyanujānatā

Thus addressed, Dhananjaya answered Bhagadatta: "Your consent alone is enough; with it everything will be accomplished."

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 2 (2.28.2)

तं विजित्य महाबाहुः कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः । प्रययावुत्तरां तस्माद्दिशं धनदपालिताम् ॥

taṃ vijitya mahābāhuḥ kuntīputro dhanañjayaḥ | prayayāvuttarāṃ tasmāddiśaṃ dhanadapālitām

Having conquered him, the mighty-armed son of Kunti, Dhananjaya, set out from there toward the northern quarter, which is guarded by Kubera, the lord of wealth.

Verse 3 (2.28.3)

अन्तर्गिरिं च कौन्तेयस्तथैव च बहिर्गिरिम् । तथैवोपगिरं चैव विजिग्ये पुरुषर्षभः ॥

antargiriṃ ca kaunteyastathaiva ca bahirgirim | tathaivopagiraṃ caiva vijigye puruṣarṣabhaḥ

The son of Kunti, bull among men, conquered Antargiri, and likewise Bahirgiri, and Upagiri as well.

Verse 4 (2.28.4)

विजित्य पर्वतान्सर्वान्ये च तत्र नराधिपाः । तान्वशे स्थापयित्वा स धनान्यादाय सर्वशः ॥

vijitya parvatānsarvānye ca tatra narādhipāḥ | tānvaśe sthāpayitvā sa dhanānyādāya sarvaśaḥ

Having conquered all the mountains and the kings who ruled there, he brought them under his control and took their wealth from every side.

Verse 5 (2.28.5)

तैरेव सहितः सर्वैरनुरज्य च तान्नृपान् । उलूकवासिनं राजन्बृहन्तमुपजग्मिवान् ॥

taireva sahitaḥ sarvairanurajya ca tānnṛpān | ulūkavāsinaṃ rājanbṛhantamupajagmivān

Then, accompanied by all of them, having won the goodwill of those kings, he advanced, O king, against Brihanta, who dwelt in Uluka,

Note on the text: Corrected तान्नुपान् → तान्नृपान् (misprint in Wikisource; नु for नृ — "those kings", as in the critical edition). उलूक (CE kulūta) is a recension variant, kept.

Verse 6 (2.28.6)

मृदङ्गवरनादेन रथनेमिस्वनेन च । हस्तिनां च निनादेन कम्पयन्वसुधामिमाम् ॥

mṛdaṅgavaranādena rathanemisvanena ca | hastināṃ ca ninādena kampayanvasudhāmimām

making this earth tremble with the sound of fine drums, the rumble of chariot wheels and the trumpeting of elephants.

Verse 7 (2.28.7)

ततो बृहन्तस्त्वरितो बलेन चतुरङ्गिणा । निष्क्रम्य नगरात्तस्माद्योधयामास फाल्गुनम् ॥

tato bṛhantastvarito balena caturaṅgiṇā | niṣkramya nagarāttasmādyodhayāmāsa phālgunam

Then Brihanta came swiftly out of his city with an army of four divisions and fought with Phalguna.

Verse 8 (2.28.8)

सुमहान्सन्निपातोऽभूद्धनञ्जयबृहन्तयोः । न शशाक बृहन्तस्तु सोढुं पाण्डवविक्रमम् ॥

sumahānsannipāto'bhūddhanañjayabṛhantayoḥ | na śaśāka bṛhantastu soḍhuṃ pāṇḍavavikramam

A tremendous clash took place between Dhananjaya and Brihanta, but Brihanta could not withstand the Pandava's prowess.

Verse 9 (2.28.9)

सोऽविषह्यतमं मत्वा कौन्तेयं पर्वतेश्वरः । उपावर्तत दुर्धर्षो रत्नान्यादाय सर्वशः ॥

so'viṣahyatamaṃ matvā kaunteyaṃ parvateśvaraḥ | upāvartata durdharṣo ratnānyādāya sarvaśaḥ

Judging the son of Kunti to be utterly irresistible, the formidable lord of the mountains submitted to him, bringing jewels of every kind.

Verse 10 (2.28.10)

स तद्राज्यमवस्थाप्य उलूकसहितो ययौ । सेनाबिन्दुमथो राजन्राज्यादाशु समाक्षिपत् ॥

sa tadrājyamavasthāpya ulūkasahito yayau | senābindumatho rājanrājyādāśu samākṣipat

Arjuna confirmed him in his kingdom and went on together with the ruler of Uluka; then, O king, he swiftly drove Senabindu out of his kingdom.

Verse 11 (2.28.11)

मोदापुरं वामदेवं सुदामानं सुसङ्कुलम् । उलूकानुत्तरांश्चैव तांश्च राज्ञः समानयत् ॥

modāpuraṃ vāmadevaṃ sudāmānaṃ susaṅkulam | ulūkānuttarāṃścaiva tāṃśca rājñaḥ samānayat

He won Modapura, Vamadeva, Sudaman and Susankula, and the Northern Ulukas, and brought their kings into submission.

Note on the text: Corrected वामवेदं → वामदेवं (misprint in Wikisource; transposed syllables in the place name Vamadeva, as in the critical edition).

Verse 12 (2.28.12)

तत्रस्थः पुरुषैरेव धर्मराजस्य शासनात् । किरीटी जितवान्राजन्देशान्पञ्चगणांस्ततः ॥

tatrasthaḥ puruṣaireva dharmarājasya śāsanāt | kirīṭī jitavānrājandeśānpañcagaṇāṃstataḥ

Staying there, O king, Kiritin then conquered, through his men alone and at the command of Dharmaraja, the lands of the Panchaganas.

Verse 13 (2.28.13)

स देवप्रस्थमासाद्य सेनाबिन्दोः पुरं प्रति । बलेन चतुरङ्गेण निवेशमकरोत्प्रभुः ॥

sa devaprasthamāsādya senābindoḥ puraṃ prati | balena caturaṅgeṇa niveśamakarotprabhuḥ

Reaching Devaprastha, the city of Senabindu, the lord encamped there with his army of four divisions.

Verse 14 (2.28.14)

स तैः परिवृतः सर्वैर्विष्वगश्वं नराधिपम् । अभ्यगच्छन्महातेजाः पौरवं पुरुषर्षभ ॥

sa taiḥ parivṛtaḥ sarvairviṣvagaśvaṃ narādhipam | abhyagacchanmahātejāḥ pauravaṃ puruṣarṣabha

Surrounded by all those kings, the glorious hero then advanced, O bull among men, against King Vishvagashva of the line of Puru.

Verse 15 (2.28.15)

विजित्य चाहवे शूरान्पार्वतीयान्महारथान् । जिगाय सेनया राजन्पुरं पौरवरक्षितम् ॥

vijitya cāhave śūrānpārvatīyānmahārathān | jigāya senayā rājanpuraṃ pauravarakṣitam

Having defeated in battle the brave mountain warriors, great chariot-fighters, he took with his army, O king, the city guarded by the Paurava.

Verse 16 (2.28.16)

पौरवं युधि निर्जित्य दस्यून्पर्वतवासिनः । गणानुत्सवसङ्केतानजयत्सप्त पाण्डवः ॥

pauravaṃ yudhi nirjitya dasyūnparvatavāsinaḥ | gaṇānutsavasaṅketānajayatsapta pāṇḍavaḥ

Having vanquished the Paurava in battle, the Pandava conquered the mountain-dwelling robber tribes, the seven clans known as the Utsavasanketas.

Verse 17 (2.28.17)

ततः काश्मीरकान्वीरान्क्षत्रियान्क्षत्रियर्षभः । व्यजयल्लोहितं चैव मण्डलैर्दशभिः सह ॥

tataḥ kāśmīrakānvīrānkṣatriyānkṣatriyarṣabhaḥ | vyajayallohitaṃ caiva maṇḍalairdaśabhiḥ saha

Then that bull among kshatriyas defeated the valiant kshatriyas of Kashmir, and Lohita together with his ten provinces.

Verse 18 (2.28.18)

ततस्त्रिगर्ताः कौन्तेयं दार्वाः कोकनदास्तथा । क्षत्रिया बहवो राजन्नुपावर्तन्त सर्वशः ॥

tatastrigartāḥ kaunteyaṃ dārvāḥ kokanadāstathā | kṣatriyā bahavo rājannupāvartanta sarvaśaḥ

Then the Trigartas, the Darvas, the Kokanadas and many other kshatriyas, O king, came over to the son of Kunti from every side and submitted.

Verse 19 (2.28.19)

अभिसारीं ततो रम्यां विजिग्ये कुरुनन्दनः । उरगावासिनं रम्यं रोचमानं रणेऽजयत् ॥

abhisārīṃ tato ramyāṃ vijigye kurunandanaḥ | uragāvāsinaṃ ramyaṃ rocamānaṃ raṇe'jayat

Next the delight of the Kurus conquered the lovely city of Abhisari, and in battle he overcame Rochamana, who dwelt in Uraga.

Verse 20 (2.28.20)

ततः सिंहपुरं रम्यं चित्रायुधसुरक्षितम् । प्रामथद्बलमास्थाय पाकशासनिराहवे ॥

tataḥ siṃhapuraṃ ramyaṃ citrāyudhasurakṣitam | prāmathadbalamāsthāya pākaśāsanirāhave

Then the son of Indra, relying on his strength, crushed in battle the lovely city of Simhapura, guarded by Chitrayudha.

Note on the text: Corrected प्राधमद् → प्रामथद् (misprint in Wikisource; ध for म — "crushed", as in the critical edition and in the next verse's प्रामथत्).

Verse 21 (2.28.21)

ततः सुह्मांश्च चोलांश्च किरीटी पाण्डवर्षभः । सहितः सर्वसैन्येन प्रामथत्कुरुनन्दनः ॥

tataḥ suhmāṃśca colāṃśca kirīṭī pāṇḍavarṣabhaḥ | sahitaḥ sarvasainyena prāmathatkurunandanaḥ

Then Kiritin, the bull of the Pandavas and delight of the Kurus, together with his whole army, crushed the Suhmas and the Cholas.

Note on the text: Corrected सुह्यांश्च → सुह्मांश्च (misprint in Wikisource; ह्य for ह्म — the Suhma people, as in the critical edition).

Verse 22 (2.28.22)

ततः परमविक्रान्तो बाह्लीकान्पाकशासनिः । महता परिमर्देन वशे चक्रे दुरासदान् ॥

tataḥ paramavikrānto bāhlīkānpākaśāsaniḥ | mahatā parimardena vaśe cakre durāsadān

Then the son of Indra, of the highest valor, after a fierce struggle brought the formidable Bahlikas under his sway.

Verse 23 (2.28.23)

गृहीत्वा तु बलं सारं फल्गुनः पाण्डुनन्दनः । दरदान्सहकाम्भोजैरजयत्पाकशासनिः ॥

gṛhītvā tu balaṃ sāraṃ phalgunaḥ pāṇḍunandanaḥ | daradānsahakāmbhojairajayatpākaśāsaniḥ

Taking with him the pick of his forces, Phalguna, son of Pandu and son of Indra, conquered the Daradas together with the Kambojas.

Verse 24 (2.28.24)

प्रागुत्तरां दिशं ये च वसन्त्याश्रित्य दस्यवः । निवसन्ति वने ये च तान्सर्वानजयत्प्रभुः ॥

prāguttarāṃ diśaṃ ye ca vasantyāśritya dasyavaḥ | nivasanti vane ye ca tānsarvānajayatprabhuḥ

The robber tribes who live in the north-eastern quarter, and those who dwell in the forests: all of them the lord conquered.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रागुत्तरं → प्रागुत्तरां (misprint in Wikisource; the adjective must be feminine to agree with दिशम्, as in the critical edition).

Verse 25 (2.28.25)

लोहान्परमकाम्भोजानृषिकानुत्तरानपि । सहितांस्तान्महाराज व्यजयत्पाकशासनिः ॥

lohānparamakāmbhojānṛṣikānuttarānapi | sahitāṃstānmahārāja vyajayatpākaśāsaniḥ

The Lohas, the Parama-Kambojas and the Northern Rishikas, all of them together, O great king, the son of Indra subdued.

Verse 26 (2.28.26)

ऋषिकेष्वपि सङ्ग्रामो बभूवातिभयङ्करः । तारकामयसङ्काशः परस्त्वृषिकपार्थयोः ॥

ṛṣikeṣvapi saṅgrāmo babhūvātibhayaṅkaraḥ | tārakāmayasaṅkāśaḥ parastvṛṣikapārthayoḥ

Among the Rishikas too a battle took place between the Rishikas and Partha, utterly terrifying and fierce, like the war of the gods and demons over Tara.

Note on the text: Corrected सङ्ग्रामे → सङ्ग्रामो (probable misprint in Wikisource; the masculine predicates अतिभयङ्करः, सङ्काशः and परः need a nominative noun — the critical edition reads saṃgrāmo).

Verse 27 (2.28.27)

स विजित्य ततो राजन्नृषिकान्रणमूर्धनि । शुकोदरसमांस्तत्र हयानष्टौ समानयत् ॥

sa vijitya tato rājannṛṣikānraṇamūrdhani | śukodarasamāṃstatra hayānaṣṭau samānayat

Having defeated the Rishikas at the forefront of battle, O king, he took from them eight horses the color of a parrot's breast,

Note on the text: Corresponds to the first two lines of 2.24.26, a three-line verse in the critical edition (missed by the automatic alignment). शुकोदरसमान् (CE śukodarasamaprakhyān) is a recension variant, kept.

Verse 28 (2.28.28)

मयूरसदृशानन्यानुत्तरानपरानपि । जवनानाशुगांश्चैव करार्थं समुपानयत् ॥

mayūrasadṛśānanyānuttarānaparānapi | javanānāśugāṃścaiva karārthaṃ samupānayat

and others like peacocks, northern horses and others besides, swift and fleet, which he brought as tribute.

Note on the text: The first line corresponds to the third line of 2.24.26 (recension variant: CE "ubhayān eva cāparān"); the second line is not in the critical edition (found in the vulgate recension).

Verse 29 (2.28.29)

स विनिर्जित्य सङ्ग्रामे हिमवन्तं सनिष्कुटम् । श्वेतपर्वतमासाद्य न्यविशत्पुरुषर्षभः ॥

sa vinirjitya saṅgrāme himavantaṃ saniṣkuṭam | śvetaparvatamāsādya nyaviśatpuruṣarṣabhaḥ

Having conquered in battle the Himalaya with its valleys, the bull among men reached the White Mountain and encamped there.

Note on the text: Corrected सनिष्कृटम् → सनिष्कुटम् (misprint in Wikisource; ृ for ु — निष्कुट, "valley, pleasure-ground", as in the critical edition).