among men Yudhishthira commanded his chief adviser Sahadeva, saying,--
'Despatch thou, without loss of time, messengers endued with speed to
invite all to the sacrifice. And Sahadeva, hearing these words of the king,
despatched messengers telling them,--"Invite ye all the Brahmanas in the
kingdom and all the owners of land (Kshatriyas) and all the Vaisyas and
also all the respectable Sudras, and bring them hither!"'"

Vaisampayana continued,--"Endued with speed, these messengers then, thus
commanded, invited everybody according to the orders of the Pandava,
without losing any time, and brought with them many persons, both friends
and strangers. Then, O Bharata, the Brahmanas at the proper time installed
Yudhishthira the son of Kunti at the Rajasuya sacrifice. And after the
ceremony of installation was over, that foremost of men, the virtuous king
Yudhishthira the just like the god Dharma himself in human frame, entered
the sacrificial compound, surrounded by thousands of Brahmanas and his
brothers and the relatives and friends and counsellors, and by a large
number of Kshatriya kings who had come from various countries, and by the
officers of State. Numerous Brahmanas, well-skilled in all branches of
knowledge and versed in the Vedas and their several branches, began to
pour in from various countries. Thousands of craftsmen, at the command of
king Yudhishthira the just, erected for those Brahmanas with their
attendants separate habitations well-provided with food and clothes and
the fruits and flowers of every season. And, O king, duly worshipped by
the monarch the Brahmanas continued to reside there passing their time in
conversation on diverse topics and beholding the performances of actors
and dancers. And the clamour of high-souled Brahmanas, cheerfully eating
and talking, was heard there without intermission. 'Give,' and 'Eat' were
the words that were heard there incessantly and every day. And, O Bharata,
king Yudhishthira the just gave unto each of those Brahmanas thousands of
kine and beds and gold coins and damsels.