Tribes in Ancient India c5.56

c5.56

The horses of Kāmboja were famous throughout all periods of Indian history. In the *Sumaṅgalavilāsinī*, Kāmboja is spoken of as the home of horses (*Kāmbojo assānaṃ āyatanam*).² The *Mahābhārata* is full of references to the excellent horses of Kāmboja. In the *Sabhāparvan* (51, 4), we read that the king of Kāmboja presented to Yudhiṣṭhira three hundred horses of variegated colours, speckled like the partridge and having fine noses like the *śuka* bird. In the great battle of Kurukṣetra, the fast and powerful horses of Kāmboja were of the utmost service.³