the parrot's wings and those that were like the peacocks in hue and all
endued with the speed of the wind. And surrounded, O king, by a large army
consisting of the four kinds of forces, the hero came back to the
excellent city of Sakraprastha. And Partha offered the whole of that
wealth, together with the animals he had brought, unto Yudhishthira the
just. And commanded by the monarch, the hero retired to a chamber of the
palace for rest."


SECTION XXVIII

Vaisampayana said,--"in the meantime, Bhimasena also endued with great
energy, having obtained the assent of Yudhishthira the just marched
towards the eastern direction. And the tiger among the Bharatas, possessed
of great valour and ever increasing the sorrows of his foes, was
accompanied by a mighty host with the full complement of elephants and
horses and cars, well-armed and capable of crushing all hostile kingdoms.
That tiger among men, the son of Pandu, going first into the great country
of the Panchalas, began by various means to conciliate that tribe. Then
that hero, that bull of the Bharata race, within a short time, vanquished
the Gandakas and the Videhas. That exalted one then subjugated the
Dasarnas. There in the country of the Dasarnas, the king called Sudharman
with his bare arms fought a fierce battle with Bhimasena. And Bhimasena,
beholding that feat of the illustrious king, appointed the mighty
Sudharman as the first in command of his forces. Then Bhima of terrible
prowess marched towards the east, causing the earth itself to tremble with
the tread of the mighty host that followed him. Then that hero who in
strength was the foremost of all strong men defeated in battle Rochamana,
the king of Aswamedha, at the head of all his troops. And the son of Kunti,
having vanquished that monarch by performing feats that excelled in