Shalya Parva 44.48
Rahular Itihasa / M. N. Dutt · Shalya Parva Chapter 44 · Verse 48
Sanskrit Original
पृथुदंष्ट्रा महादष्ट्राः स्थूलौष्ठा हरिमूर्धजाः। नानापादौष्ठदंष्ट्राश्च नानाहस्तशिरोधराः॥ नानाचर्मभिराच्छन्ना नानाभाषाश्च भारत। कुशला देशभाषसु जल्पन्तोऽन्योन्यमीश्वराः॥ हृष्टाः परिपतन्ति स्म महापारिषदास्तथा। दीर्घग्रीवा दीर्घनखा दीर्घपादशिरोभुजाः॥ पिङ्गाक्षा नीलकण्ठाश्च लम्बकर्णाश्च भारत। वृकोदरनिभाश्चैव केचिदञ्जनसंनिभाः॥ श्वेताक्षा लोहितग्रीवाः पिङ्गाक्षाश्च तथा परे। कल्माषा बहवो राजश्चित्रवर्णाश्च भारत॥ चामरापीडकनिभाः श्वेतलोहितराजयः। नानावर्णाः सवर्णाश्च मयूरसदृशप्रभाः॥
Some had broad teeth, some had broad lips and some had green hair. Possessed of various sorts of feet and lips and teeth, they had various kinds of arms and heads. Clad in various kinds of skins, they spoke different languages, O Bharata. Skilled in all provincial dialecis, those powerful ones talked with one another. Those powerful companions, filled with joy, moved about (around Kartikeya). Some were long-necked, some long-nailed, some long-legged. Some amongst them were large-headed and some large-armed. The eyes of some were yellow, the throats of some were blue and the ears of some were long, O Bharata. The stomachs of some were like masses of antimony. The eyes of soine were while, the necks of some were red and some had eyes of a twany hue. Many were dark in color and many, O king, were of various colors, O Bharata. Many were bedecked with ornainents that looked like yak-tails. Some bore white marks on their bodies and some bore red marks. Some were of various colors and some were gold-hued and some looked splendid like peacocks.