[1240] That army was great — the marshaled host of the Sivis;
with Jāli to guide the way, it set out for Mount Vaṅka.
The elephant trumpeted aloud — the tusker of sixty years;
as his girth was being fastened, the elephant trumpeted aloud.
The thoroughbreds neighed, and the roar of wheel-rims arose;
dust veiled the sky as the host of the Sivis marched forth.
That army was great — marshaled, bearing away all before it;
with Jāli to guide the way, it set out for Mount Vaṅka.
They entered the mighty forest, many-branched, abounding in water,
covered over with flowering trees and with fruit trees, both alike.
There many birds of many hues, lovely and sweet of voice,
warbled in answer to one another's warbling on trees in seasonal bloom.
Having traveled the long road, with the passing of days and nights,
they arrived at that region where Vessantara was.
This is called the Chapter of the Great King (Mahārājapabba).
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.