Vaishampayana said: -
1. After having crossed the white mountains, that greatly powerful hero conquered the country of the Kimpurushas which was ruled by Drumaputra.
2. After a great battle in which great was the slaughter of Kshatriyas, that best of the Pandavas brought the country under his complete control.
3. Having conquered this country the son of Indra with a determined mind and with a large number of troops, subjugated the country, named Hataka, ruled by the Guhyakas.
4. Having subjugated them by a policy of conciliation, that descendant of Kuru saw that excellent lake, called Manasa. He saw also various other lakes and tanks sacred to the Rishis.
5. Having arrived at the Manasa (lake), the lord Pandava (Arjuna) conquered the regions, ruled by the Gandharvas the regions that lay around the Hataka countries.
6. The victor (Arjuna) took from the city of the Gandharvas as his tribute many excellent horses, called Tittiri, Kalmasha and Manduka.
7. Wishing to conquer that country, the son of Indra, the Pandava (Arjuna), came to the country of North Harivarsha.
8. Thereupon some greatly powerful strong and huge-bodied frontier guards came to him and his cheerfully spoke to him.
9. “O Partha, this country cannot be conquered by you. If you seek your good return from this place. O Achyuta, your conquests are already enough.
10. He that enters this country, if he is human, is sure to perish. We are pleased with you, your conquests are (already) too many.
11. O Arjuna, there is nothing to be seen here, there is nothing to be conquered here by you. The Northern Kurus live here, there cannot be any war here.
12. O son of Kunti, even if you enter this country, you will not be able to seen any thing, for nothing can be seen here with human eyes.
13. O best of men, O descendant of Bharata, if however, you desire to have any thing else, tell us, we may do your bidding.”
14. Having been thus addressed, Arjuna smilingly thus spoke to them, “I desire the acquisition of the imperial dignity for the intelligent Dharamaraja Yudhishthira.
15. If this country is shut against human beings, I shall not enter it. Let something be given by you as tribute to Yudhishthira.
16. Thereupon they gave him as tribute many celestials clothes and ornaments and many celestials silks and celestials skins.
17. It was thus that best of men (Arjuna) conquered the northern countries, and all the kings (of those countries); and he fought many battles both with the Kshatriyas and the robber tribes.
18. Having thus vanquished and subjugated many kings and countries, he exacted tributes from them all, and (he thus) obtained much wealth and many gems and jewels.
19. And many swift horses of the species called Tittiri and Kalmasha, and also many others with the colour of peacocks.
20. O king, surrounded by a large army of the four kinds of troops, the hero (at last) returned to the city of Indraprastha.
21. Partha (Arjuna) offered to Dharmaraja all the wealth and the animals brought by him. Commanded by the king, the hero went to his chamber to take rest.
Thus ends the twenty-eight chapter, Arjuna’s northern conquets, in the Digvijaya of the Sabha Parva.