Indeed, the city was filled with the noise of thousands of voices which resembled the softened roar of distant ocean waves. With dancers all engaged in their business, and with the voice of singers, the (Kuru) city then resembled the palace of Vaishravana himself. Bards and culogists, O king, accompanied by beautiful women, were seen to adorn various retired spots in the city. The pennons were made by the wind to float gaily on every part of the city, as if bent upon showing the Kurus the southern and the northern points of the compass. All the officers also of the government loudly proclaimed that that was to be a day of rejoicing for the whole kingdom as a mark of the success of the enterprise for bringing a profusion of gems and other valuables.