दिग्विजय पर्व — नकुल की दिग्विजय

Vaishampayana said I shall now describe to you the conquests of Nakula and how that lord conquered the countries one subjugated by Vasudeva (Krishna).

The intelligent (Nakula), surrounded by a large ariny, started from the Khandavaprastha and marched towards the west.

The earth trembled with the shouts and the leonine roars of the warriors and the rattle of the chariot wheels.

He first attacked the hilly countries called Rohitaka which was dear to Kartikeya, and which was delightful, prosperous, and full of kine and every king of wealth.

The battle between him and the heroic Mattamayurakas was a great one. The greatly effulgent (hero) then conquered the desert country and then the country, called Shairishaka which was full of wealth and paddy, then also that country, called Mahottha. a great battle was then fought with the royal saga, Akrosha.

Having subjugated the Dasharnas, the Shiva, the Trigartas, the Ambashthas, the Malavas, the five tribes of Karpatavas the twice-born tribes called Madhyamikas and Vatadhanas, the son of Pandu (Nakula) marched onwards. They turning back, that best of men (Nakula) subjudged all the tribes named Utsavasanketas, the greatly powerful Gramaniyas living on the sea coast,

The Shudras, the Abhiras living on the banks of the Sarasvati, and all those tribes that lived on fishing and those that lived on the mountains.

The whole country, called after the five rivers, the mountains called Amara, the country called Uttarajyotisha, the city of Divyakata and the tribe called Dvarapala, the Ramathas, the Harahunas, and the various other kings of the west were all subjugated by the greatly effulgent hero.

O descendant of Bharata, having brought them all under his sway, the Pandava Nakula then sent messengers to Vasudeva (Krishna).

He (Krishna) with all the Yadavas accepted the sway (of the Pandavas). He then went to Shakala, the city of the Madras.

The hero made his uncle Shalya to accept cheerfully their (the Pandava's) sway, o king, deserving as he was of his uncle's hospitality and entertainment, he was well entertained by him.

The well-skilled hero in war (Sahadeva), taking a large amount of wealth and gems and jewels, marched onwards. He then subjugated the greatly fearful Mlecchas living in the Ocean.

Also the barbarians called Palhavas, the Kiratas, the Yavanas and the Shakas. Having thus subjugated and exacted tribute from all the kings.

That best of the Kuru race, Nakula of great resources, then returned (to Indraprastha). So great was the treasure that he brought that ten thousand camels carried the treasure of that illustrious prince.

O great king, having arrived Indraprastha, the hero offered all the wealth of Yudhishthira.

O best of the Bharata race, thus did Nakula conquer the west, presided over by Varuna, the at countries that had been once before conquered by Vasudeva (Krishna).