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.
शुशुभे तत्पुरं चापि समुद्रौघनिभस्वनम्। नर्तकैश्चापि नृत्यद्भिर्गायकानां च निःस्वनैः॥ आसीद् वैश्रवणस्येव निवासस्तत्पुरं तदा। बन्दिभिश्च नरै राजन् स्त्रीसहायैश्च सर्वशः॥ तत्र तत्र विविक्तेषु समन्तादुपशोभितम्। पताका धूयमानाश्च समन्तापन्मातस्श्विना॥ अदर्शयन्निव तदा कुरून् वै दक्षिणोत्तरान्। अघोषयंस्तदा चापि पुरुषा राजधूर्गताः। सर्वराष्ट्रविहारोऽद्य रत्नाभरणलक्षणः॥