Buddhacarita by Ven Asvaghosa - Ancient Buddhist Texts

Buddha-carita, or Life of Buddha - 25
Book II [Life in the Palace]
1. From the time of the birth of that son of his, who, the true master
of himself, was to end all birth and old age, the king increased day by
day in wealth, elephants, horses, and friends as a river increases with
its influx of waters.
2. Of different kinds of wealth and jewels, and of gold, wrought or
unwrought, he found treasures of manifold variety, surpassing even
the capacity of his desires.
3. Elephants from Himavat, raging with rut, whom not even princes
of elephants like Padma could teach to go round in circles, came
without any effort and waited on him.
4. His city was all astir with the crowds of horses, some adorned with
various marks and decked with new golden trappings, others
unadorned and with long flowing manes, – suitable alike in strength,
gentleness, and costly ornaments.
5. And many fertile cows, with tall calves, gathered in his kingdom,
well nourished and happy, gentle and without fierceness, and
producing excellent milk.
6. His enemies became indifferent; indifference grew into friendship;
his friends became specially united; were there two sides, – one passed
into oblivion.