his drums, the clatter of his chariot-wheels, and the roar of the
elephants in his train. Vrihanta, however, quickly coming out of his city
followed by his army consisting of four kinds of troops, gave battle to
Falguna (Arjuna). And the fight that took place between Vrihanta and
Dhananjaya was terrible. It so happened that Vrihanta was unable to bear
the prowess of the son of Pandu. Then that invincible king of the
mountainous region regarding the son of Kunti irresistible, approached him
with all his wealth. Arjuna snatched out the kingdom from Vrihanta, but
having made peace with him marched, accompanied by that king, against
Senavindu whom he soon expelled from his kingdom. After this he subjugated
Modapura, Vamadeva, Sudaman, Susankula, the Northern Ulukas, and the kings
of those countries and peoples. Hereafter at the command of Yudhishthira,
O monarch, Arjuna did not move from the city of Senavindu but sent his
troops only and brought under his sway those five countries and peoples.
For Arjuna, having arrived at Devaprastha, the city of Senavindu, took up
his quarters there with his army consisting of four kinds of forces.
Thence, surrounded by the kings and the peoples he had subjugated, the
hero marched against king Viswagaswa--that bull of Puru's race. Having
vanquished in battle the brave mountaineers, who were all great warriors,
the son of Pandu, O king, then occupied with the help of his troops, the
town protected by the Puru king. Having vanquished in battle the Puru king,
as also the robber tribes of the mountains, the son of Pandu brought
under his sway the seven tribes called Utsava-sanketa. That bull of the
Kshatriya race then defeated the brave Kshatriyas of Kashmira and also
king Lohita along with ten minor chiefs. Then the Trigartas, the Daravas,
the Kokonadas, and various other Kshatriyas, O king, advanced against the
son of Pandu. That Prince of the Kuru race then took the delightful town
of Avisari, and then brought under his sway Rochamana ruling in Uraga.
Then the son of Indra (Arjuna), putting forth his might, pressed the
delightful town of Singhapura that was well-protected with various weapons.