dn19:36.1 All were arranged like the fronts of carts,
dn19:36.2 and right in the middle was King Reṇu’s nation.
dn19:36.3 Dantapura for the Kaliṅgas;
dn19:36.4 Potana for the Assakas;
dn19:36.5 Māhissatī for the Avantis;
dn19:36.6 Roruka for the Sovīras;
dn19:36.7 Mithilā for the Videhas;
dn19:36.8 Campā was laid out for the Aṅgas;
dn19:36.9 and Varanasi for the Kāsis:
dn19:36.10 these were laid out by the Steward.
dn19:36.11 Then those six aristocrats were delighted with their respective gains, having achieved all they wished for,
dn19:36.12 “We have received exactly what we wanted, what we wished for, what we desired, what we yearned for.”
dn19:36.13 Sattabhū and Brahmadatta,
dn19:36.14 Vessabhū and Bharata,
dn19:36.15 Reṇu and the two Dhataraṭṭhas:
dn19:36.16 these were the seven Bhāratas.
dn19:36.17 The first recitation section is complete.


