Jambuddivapannatti 3.62

3.62

tae ṇaṃ se bharahe rāyā cāugghaṃṭaṃ assarahaṃ duruḍhe samāṇe haya gaya raha pavarajohakaliyāe saddhiṃ saṃparivuḍe mahayābhaḍacaḍagara pahagaravaṃdaparikkhitte cakkarayaṇadesiyamagge anegarāyavarasahassāṇujāyamagge mahayā ukkiṭṭhi sīhanāya bola kalakalaraveṇaṃ pakkhu bhiyamahāsamuddaravabhūyaṃ piva karemāṇe-karemāṇe puratthima-disābhimuhe māgahatittheṇaṃ lavaṇasamuddaṃ ogāhai jāva se rahavarassa kupparā ullā|
tae ṇaṃ se bharahe rāyā turage nigiṇhaī, nigiṇhittā rahaṃ ṭhavei, ṭhavettā dhanuṃ parāmusai|
tae ṇaṃ taṃ airuggayabālacaṃda iṃdadhanu sannikāsaṃ varamahisa dariya dappiya daḍhaghaṇasiṃgaggaraiyasāraṃ uragavara pavaragavala pavaraparahuya bhamarakula ṇīli ṇiddha dhaṃta dhoyapaṭṭaṃ niuṇoviya misimiseṃta maṇirayaṇa ghaṃṭiyājālaparikkhittaṃ taḍitaruṇakiraṇa tavaṇijjabaddhaciṃdhaṃ daddaramalayagirisihara kesaracāmara-bāladdhacaṃdaciṃdhaṃ kālahariyarattapīyasukkilabahuṇhāruṇi saṃpinaddhajīvaṃ calajīvaṃ jīviyaṃta-karaṇaṃ dhanuṃ gahiūṇa se naravaī usuṃ ca varavairakoḍiyaṃ vairasāratuṃḍaṃ kaṃcanamaṇikanagarayaṇadhoiṭṭhasukayapuṃkhaṃ anegamaṇirayaṇa viviha-suviraiyanāmaciṃdhaṃ vaisāhaṃ ṭhāīūṇa ṭhāṇaṃ āyatakaṇṇāyataṃ ca kāūṇa usumudāraṃ imāiṃ vayaṇāiṃ tattha bhāṇiya se naravaī–

Then, having mounted his four-belled horse-chariot, accompanied and surrounded by cavalry, elephants, chariots, and excellent warriors, encircled by a multitude of foot-soldiers, heralds, and attendants, following the path shown by the wheel-jewel, his path followed by many thousands of excellent kings, making [the surroundings resound] as if agitated by the roaring of a great ocean through mighty shouts of victory, lion-roars, tumult, and clamorous din, facing the eastern direction, King Bharata plunged into the Lavaṇasamudra ocean at the Māgadhatīrtha, until the axle-pins of that excellent chariot were wet.
Then King Bharata reined in the horses; having reined them in, he halted the chariot; having halted it, he took hold of his bow.
Then, seizing that bow—which resembled a newly risen crescent moon and a rainbow; whose solid strength was fashioned from the firm, solid horn-tips of choice, proud, and rutting wild buffaloes; whose surface was lustrous, glossy, pure, and cleansed like an excellent serpent, an excellent buffalo horn, a fine cuckoo, a swarm of black bees, or a dark-blue silk cloth; surrounded by an array of tinkling bells made of glistening gems and jewels skillfully set; adorned with emblems bound in refined gold glittering like flashes of youthful lightning; marked with emblems of half-moons, chowries, and the manes of lions residing on the peaks of the Dardara and Malaya mountains; its string fastened with sinews of many colors: black, green, red, yellow, and white; a trembling bowstring that brings an end to [enemies'] lives—and [taking] an arrow tipped with an excellent adamantine point, with an adamant-hard tip, its notch well-fashioned and adorned with gold, gems, and jewel-studs, and clearly inscribed with his name in various configurations of manifold gems and jewels; assuming the vaiśākha stance and drawing the arrow right up to his ear, that king of men uttered these words there: