'The kings of those nations each presented a thousand elephants, adorned with tusks resembling plow shafts and decorated with golden girdles. These elephants were covered with luxurious blankets, giving them a hue akin to lotuses. And they were all darkish as rocks and always musty, and procured from the sides of the Kamyaka lake, and covered with defensive armor.' ।। 2-48-19 ।।